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20,000 Years in Sing Sing  (1932)
MEN without WOMEN...MEN without HOPE! smash their lives to pieces against their STEEL CHAINS!


6.3|24 Dec, 1932|78 min
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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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Keywords
prison
based on novel or book
gangster
death row
jail guard
self-defense
electric chair
code of honor
warden
sing sing
pre-code
hoodlum
hard labor
prison reform
prison break attempt

Casts

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)
Lucille Collins
Girl with Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)
James Donlan
James Donlan
First Reporter (uncredited)
Mike Donlin
Mike Donlin
Inmate (uncredited)
Rockliffe Fellowes
Rockliffe Fellowes
Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)
Sam Godfrey
Second Reporter (uncredited)
Betty Jane Graham
Betty Jane Graham
Warden Long's Daughter (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Prisoner at Rockpile (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
Dr. Meeker (uncredited)
Harold Huber
Harold Huber
Death Row Convict Tony (uncredited)
Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue
Prisoner at Check-In (uncredited)
William Le Maire
'Black Jack' aka 'Eight Ball' (uncredited)
John Marston
John Marston
Man from District Attorney's Office (uncredited)
Edward McNamara
Edward McNamara
Head Guard Richards (uncredited)
Grant Mitchell
Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
Cell Guard (uncredited)
Sam Rice
Doorman at Bar (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Jack Stoney
Guard Punched by Connors (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Phil Tead
Reporter in Crowd (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Harry Tenbrook
Convict (uncredited)
Sheila Terry
Sheila Terry
Bud Saunders' Wife 'Babe' (uncredited)
Nella Walker
Nella Walker
Mrs. Long (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson
Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
Seated Prisoner (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Police Officer (uncredited)

Crews

Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Director
Lewis E. Lawes
Novel
Courtney Terrett
Adaptation
Robert Lord
Adaptation
Wilson Mizner
Screenplay
Brown Holmes
Screenplay
Barney McGill
Director of Photography
George Amy
Editor
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Anton Grot
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Bernhard Kaun
Original Music Composer
William Forsyth
Casting Assistant

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