Where to Watch The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

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Where to watch The Prisoner of Shark Island

• United States: stream on IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Plex
• India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
• Canada: watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: watch free on Plex

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After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.

• Released: 1936-02-28
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 33m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 62 votes

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