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20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

MEN without WOMEN...MEN without HOPE! smash their lives to pieces against their STEEL CHAINS!

19326.31h 18m

Overview

Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.

Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Lewis E. Lawes, Courtney Terrett, Robert Lord
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
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Top Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Tommy Connors

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Fay Wilson

Arthur Byron

Arthur Byron

Warden Paul Long

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Bud Saunders

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Hype

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Joe Finn

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Officer Daniels (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

Death Row Convict Mike (uncredited)

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Lucille Collins

Girl with Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)

James Donlan

James Donlan

First Reporter (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

prisonbased on novel or bookgangsterdeath rowjail guardself-defenseelectric chaircode of honorwardensing singpre-codehoodlumhard laborprison reformprison break attempt

About 20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing is a crime, drama film released in 1932 exploring themes of prison, based on novel or book, gangster, death row, jail guard, self-defense. Directed by Michael Curtiz, it stars Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, Arthur Byron. Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.

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