20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932·Movie

1h 18min

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About

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.

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Genres: Prison Film
Mood: HopefulGrittyBleak
Themes: The Human ConditionRedemption
Plot: Unlikely Mentor RelationshipBetrayalPower StrugglesPrison LifePrison EscapeInmate Transformation
Pacing: SteadyEpisodic
Narrative: Real-Time NarrativeEpisodic Structure
Dialog: Slang-HeavyFast-Paced Exchanges
Character Types: Anti-HeroMentor
Time: 1930s
Place: Prison CellPrison Yard
Cinematic Style: Film Noir AestheticsHigh Contrast Lighting
Costume and Set: Prison SetsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Michael Curtiz, Barney McGill

Produced by:

Darryl F. Zanuck

Composed by:

Bernhard Kaun

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)

James Donlan

First Reporter (uncredited)

Mike Donlin

Inmate (uncredited)

Rockliffe Fellowes

Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)

Betty Jane Graham

Warden Long's Daughter (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

Dr. Meeker (uncredited)

Harold Huber

Death Row Convict Tony (uncredited)

Jack La Rue

Prisoner at Check-In (uncredited)

John Marston

Man from District Attorney's Office (uncredited)

Edward McNamara

Head Guard Richards (uncredited)

Grant Mitchell

Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Cell Guard (uncredited)

Jack Stoney

Guard Punched by Connors (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Phil Tead

Reporter in Crowd (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Convict (uncredited)

Sheila Terry

Bud Saunders' Wife 'Babe' (uncredited)

Nella Walker

Mrs. Long (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Seated Prisoner (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Police Officer (uncredited)

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