20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)

12/24/1932 (US) • 1h 18m

Crime, Drama

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

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Spencer Tracy

Tommy Connors

Bette Davis

Fay Wilson

Arthur Byron

Warden Paul Long

Lyle Talbot

Bud Saunders

Spencer Charters

Officer Daniels (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins

Death Row Convict Mike (uncredited)

Lucille Collins

Girl with Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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

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