20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
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Sent to Sing Sing prison, influential crook Tom Connors (Spencer Tracy) is unregenerate and refuses to adhere to the rules. While in solitary confinement, Connors reconsiders his attitude. Thanks to the correctional facility's compassionate warden (Arthur Byron), he becomes a model prisoner,… More Sent to Sing Sing prison, influential crook Tom Connors (Spencer Tracy) is unregenerate and refuses to adhere to the rules. While in solitary confinement, Connors reconsiders his attitude. Thanks to the correctional facility's compassionate warden (Arthur Byron), he becomes a model prisoner, even refusing to participate in a jailbreak. The warden sets up a special program permitting selected prisoners a degree of freedom and even suggests allowing an occasional furlough. When Connors' girlfriend Fay (Bette Davis) is hurt in an auto accident, he is given a 24 hour pass to visit her. It's a test case--if he doesn't return, the warden will be discredited and replaced. While on the "outside," Connors learns that his old rival (Louis Calhern) was responsible for his girl's injuries. Fay shoots the rival, who in turn fingers Connors as the one responsible; the convict thus risks execution upon returning to the arms of the law. Based on the book by real-life Sing Sing warden Lewis E. Lawes, 20,000 Years in Sing Sing was remade in 1940 as Castle on the Hudson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Curtiz
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 24, 1932 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
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Spencer Tracy
as Tom Connors
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Bette Davis
as Fay
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Arthur Byron
as Warden Long
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Sheila Terry
as Billie
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Lyle Talbot
as Bud
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Edward McNamara
as Chief Guard
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Warren Hymer
as Hype
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Louis Calhern
as Joe Finn
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Spencer Charters
as Daniels
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Sam Godfrey
as Reporter
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Grant Mitchell
as Dr. Ames
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Nella Walker
as Mrs. Long
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Harold Huber
as Tony
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William Le Maire
as Black Jack
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Arthur Hoyt
as Dr. Meeker
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George Pat Collins
as Mike
- Lucille Collins
- James Donlan
- Rockliffe Fellowes
- Clarence H. Wilson
