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20,000 Years in Sing Sing

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

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

Release Date : 1932-12-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : First National PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Character Name : Tommy Connors

Original Name : Spencer Tracy

Gender : Male

Bette Davis

Character Name : Fay Wilson

Original Name : Bette Davis

Gender : Female

Arthur Byron

Character Name : Warden Paul Long

Original Name : Arthur Byron

Gender : Male

Lyle Talbot

Character Name : Bud Saunders

Original Name : Lyle Talbot

Gender : Male

Warren Hymer

Character Name : Hype

Original Name : Warren Hymer

Gender : Male

Louis Calhern

Character Name : Joe Finn

Original Name : Louis Calhern

Gender : Male

Spencer Charters

Character Name : Officer Daniels (uncredited)

Original Name : Spencer Charters

Gender : Male

G. Pat Collins

Character Name : Death Row Convict Mike (uncredited)

Original Name : G. Pat Collins

Gender : Male

Lucille Collins

Character Name : Girl with Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)

Original Name : Lucille Collins

Gender : Female

James Donlan

Character Name : First Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : James Donlan

Gender : Male

Mike Donlin

Character Name : Inmate (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Donlin

Gender : Male

Rockliffe Fellowes

Character Name : Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)

Original Name : Rockliffe Fellowes

Gender : Male

Sam Godfrey

Character Name : Second Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Godfrey

Gender : Male

Betty Jane Graham

Character Name : Warden Long's Daughter (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Jane Graham

Gender : Female

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Character Name : Prisoner at Rockpile (uncredited)

Original Name : Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Gender : Male

Arthur Hoyt

Character Name : Dr. Meeker (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Hoyt

Gender : Male

Harold Huber

Character Name : Death Row Convict Tony (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Huber

Gender : Male

Jack La Rue

Character Name : Prisoner at Check-In (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack La Rue

Gender : Male

William Le Maire

Character Name : 'Black Jack' aka 'Eight Ball' (uncredited)

Original Name : William Le Maire

Gender : Male

John Marston

Character Name : Man from District Attorney's Office (uncredited)

Original Name : John Marston

Gender : Male

Edward McNamara

Character Name : Head Guard Richards (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward McNamara

Gender : Male

Grant Mitchell

Character Name : Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)

Original Name : Grant Mitchell

Gender : Male

Philip Morris

Character Name : Death Row Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Morris

Gender : Male

Frank O'Connor

Character Name : Cell Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank O'Connor

Gender : Male

Sam Rice

Character Name : Doorman at Bar (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Rice

Gender : Male

Dick Rush

Character Name : Prison Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Rush

Gender : Male

Jack Stoney

Character Name : Guard Punched by Connors (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Stoney

Gender : Male

Harry Strang

Character Name : Prison Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Strang

Gender : Male

Phil Tead

Character Name : Reporter in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Phil Tead

Gender : Male

Harry Tenbrook

Character Name : Convict (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Tenbrook

Gender : Male

Sheila Terry

Character Name : Bud Saunders' Wife 'Babe' (uncredited)

Original Name : Sheila Terry

Gender : Female

Nella Walker

Character Name : Mrs. Long (uncredited)

Original Name : Nella Walker

Gender : Female

Clarence Wilson

Character Name : Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)

Original Name : Clarence Wilson

Gender : Male

Harry Wilson

Character Name : Seated Prisoner (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Wilson

Gender : Male

Ward Bond

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ward Bond

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Warden, I never broke my word, see - not even to a rat, and I won't break it now to a square guy. 20,000 Years in Sing Sing is directed by Michael Curtiz and adapted to screenplay by Wilson Mizner, Brown Holmes, Courtney Terrett and Robert Lord from the book written by Warden Lewis E. Lawes. It stars Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, Lyle Talbot, Arthur Byron, Grant Mitchell and Warren Hymer. Music is by Bernhard Kaun and cinematography by Barney McGill. Cocksure hoodlum Tom Connors (Tracy) enters Sing Sing and is instantly disrespectful towards those in authority. Could it be that the tough - but compassionate for reform - warden can put Connors on the right road?. Out of Warner Brothers, this crime/prison melodrama manages to rise above its social conscience heart to become gutsy entertainment. This is due in most part to a committed turn from Tracy, the real location photography, the use of real prisoners for key prison scenes and the sense of realism brought about by the adaption from real life Sing Sing Warden Lawes' literature source. Curtiz manages to keep it from being a torrid "message" movie, even keeping a grim feel to proceedings, though his one failing is not to rein in the sometimes over the top perf from Davis as Tom's love interest moll. 7/10