The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
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The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

Duration:
USA:145 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama | History
IMDB rate:
7.3
Director:
Paul Wendkos
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination
Details
Country: USA
Filming Locations: Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Dennis Weaver
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
Susan Sullivan
Frances Mudd
Richard Dysart
Edwin Stanton
Michael McGuire
Capt. Murdock
Nigel Davenport
Col. George Grenfell
Arthur Hill
Gen. Thomas Ewing
Larry Larson
Thorpe
Mary Nell Santacroce
Ellen Stanton
Clarence Thomas
Nathaniel
Bill Gribble
John Wilkes Booth
Luke Halpin
Herrold
Lawrence Montaigne
Judge Holt
Bill Hindman
President Andrew Johnson
Stuart Culpepper
Boone
Kent Stephens
Zachary
Roy Tatum
Lt. Lovett
Jim Peck
Gen. Harris
Joe Dorsey
Gen. Trafe
Richard Andrew
Dr. Ellis
Greg Oliver
Louis Weichmann
Bill Eudaly
Daniel Thomas
Don Devendorf
George Mudd
Tony Kish
William Watson
Fred Covington
Attorney Lake
George De Vries
Waters (as George DeVries)
Skip Foster
DeCampo
Jere Beery
Prison Guard
Richard Reiner
Prison Guard
Anthony Edenfield
Escaped Prisoner
Harold Bergman
Undersecretary
Don Ferguson
Guard on Ship
Terry Beaver
Union Sergeant
Teddy Milford
Andrew Mudd
Angela Tully
Sissy Mudd
Sean Ahern
Union soldier #1 (uncredited)
Dan Chandler
Master sergeant (uncredited)
Ilse Earl
Screaming woman (uncredited)
Ryan Grady
Thomas Mudd - age 3 (uncredited)
David Hamilton
Sam Jr. - age 4 (uncredited)
Pat Hurley
Patient #1 (uncredited)
Panos Eli Karatassos
Sam Jr. - age 1 (uncredited)
Charles Kaufman
Jones (uncredited)
Don Kovacs
Officer Lloyd (uncredited)
Tommy Lane
Capt. Longheart (uncredited)
Charles Lawlor
Jones (uncredited)
Melonie Martin
Sissy Mudd - age 7 (uncredited)
Earl Miller
Thomas Mudd - age 6 (uncredited)
Jack Norhanian
Guard #5 (uncredited)
Mark Rand
Andrew Mudd - age 9 (uncredited)
Wallace Wilkinson
D.C. prison guard (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
A fictionalized story based on true events surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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Dr. Samuel Mudd was thirty-one years old at the beginning of events depicted in the film, while Dennis Weaver was fifty-five years old at the time of production.
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Several times Colonel Grenfell, portrayed by Nigel Davenport is referred to as an old man, and even Mudd, portrayed by Dennis Weaver says "For God's sake, he's an old man!" In actuality, Nigel Davenport (born May 23, 1928) is four years younger than Dennis Weaver (born June 4, 1924).
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Goofs
The Secretary of War implies that Dr. Mudd is said to have inspired the saying "your name is mud." However, the first verified, recorded use of the phrase was ten years before Dr. Samuel Mudd was born.
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