20,000 Years in Sing Sing
“MEN without WOMEN...MEN without HOPE! smash their lives to pieces against their STEEL CHAINS!”
1932•NR•1h 18m•6.4•Released
CrimeDrama
Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Writer
Brown Holmes, Wilson Mizner
Languages
English
Studio
First National Pictures
Cast
Spencer Tracy
Tommy Connors
Bette Davis
Fay Wilson
Arthur Byron
Warden Paul Long
Lyle Talbot
Bud Saunders
Warren Hymer
Hype
Louis Calhern
Joe Finn
Spencer Charters
Officer Daniels (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
Death Row Convict Mike (uncredited)
Lucille Collins
Girl with Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)
James Donlan
First Reporter (uncredited)
Mike Donlin
Inmate (uncredited)
Rockliffe Fellowes
Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)
Sam Godfrey
Second Reporter (uncredited)
Betty Jane Graham
Warden Long's Daughter (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Prisoner at Rockpile (uncredited)
Production
Company
First National Pictures
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
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