
20,000 Years in Sing Sing(1932)
Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.


“Slugging their way to adventure !”
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

James Cagney
Frank Ross

George Raft
'Hood' Stacey

Jane Bryan
Joyce Connover

George Bancroft
Prison Warden John Armstrong

Maxie Rosenbloom
Fargo Red

Stanley Ridges
Mueller

Alan Baxter
Pole Cat Carlisle

Victor Jory
W.J. Grayce

John Wray
Pete Kassock

Edward Pawley
Dale
Each Dawn I Die is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1939 exploring themes of gangster, sing sing. Directed by William Keighley, it stars James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan. A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
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