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20, 000 Years in Sing Sing

Original title: 20,000 Years in Sing Sing
  • 19321932
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.8K
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20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Lewis E. Lawes(book "Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing")
    • Wilson Mizner(screen play)
    • Brown Holmes(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Bette Davis
    • Arthur Byron
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Lewis E. Lawes(book "Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing")
    • Wilson Mizner(screen play)
    • Brown Holmes(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Bette Davis
    • Arthur Byron
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 42User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Spencer Tracy in 20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
    Spencer Tracy in 20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
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    Bette Davis and Spencer Tracy in 20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
    Bette Davis in 20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
    Spencer Tracy in 20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
    Bette Davis in 20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
    Bette Davis and Spencer Tracy in 20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
    Spencer Tracy in 20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
    Spencer Tracy and Warren Hymer in 20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
    Spencer Tracy in 20, 000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
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    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    • Tommy Connors
    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Fay Wilson
    Arthur Byron
    Arthur Byron
    • Warden Paul Long
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    • Bud Saunders
    Warren Hymer
    Warren Hymer
    • Hype
    Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern
    • Joe Finn
    Bull Anderson
    • Prisoner
    • (uncredited)
    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Officer Daniels
    • (uncredited)
    G. Pat Collins
    G. Pat Collins
    • Mike - Death Row Convict
    • (uncredited)
    Lucille Collins
    • Girl with Friend Helping Tommy
    • (uncredited)
    James Donlan
    James Donlan
    • Reporter #1
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Donlin
    Mike Donlin
    • Inmate
    • (uncredited)
    Rockliffe Fellowes
    Rockliffe Fellowes
    • Friend Helping Tommy
    • (uncredited)
    Fireman Jim Flynn
    • Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Godfrey
    • Reporter #2
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Jane Graham
    Betty Jane Graham
    • Warden Long's Daughter
    • (uncredited)
    Bobbie Hale
    • Inmate
    • (uncredited)
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Lewis E. Lawes(book "Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing")
      • Wilson Mizner(screen play)
      • Brown Holmes(screen play)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Writer Lewis E. Lawes was still warden of Sing Sing prison during filming and allowed the crew to film inside and outside the prison, including mob scenes.
    • Goofs
      When the warden's letter of resignation is shown, it's addressed to "The Honorable Governor Strang" in Albany. The letter is dated June 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt (soon to be elected President) was Governor from 1929-1933.
    • Quotes

      Tommy Connors: I'd give a million bucks to be alone with you for a little while honey. Do you love me?

      Fay Wilson: Yeah.

      Tommy Connors: Well don't come up here dolled up like that anymore.

      Fay Wilson: Why, Tommy?

      Tommy Connors: What's the matter with you? Do you want me to go crazy? You have me foaming at the mouth like a cream puff.

      Fay Wilson: On, I'm sorry, Tommy, I never thought about that. I just want to look nice for you.

      Tommy Connors: That's alright. But, you know you don't have to come up here looking too hot!

    • Connections
      Featured in Secret Service of the Air (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Spirit of Independence
      (1912) (uncredited)
      Music by Abe Holzmann
      Played during the baseball and marching montage

    User reviews42

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    20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)

    ** 1/2 (out of 4)

    A tough guy (Spencer Tracy) gets 5-30 in Sing Sing but he thinks the journey will be easy due to his connections on the outside. The Warden (Arthur Byron) eventually reforms the guy but when his girlfriend (Bette Davis) gets injured, the Warden offers the man one night outside the prison if he promises to return the following day. This Michael Curtiz directed prison drama is pretty good, although it really doesn't offer us anything new or original. The story eventually falls apart in the middle section but Tracy and Davis, in their only film together, makes it worth watching.
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    • Michael_Elliott
    • Mar 12, 2008

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    • Release date
      • December 24, 1932 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Sing Sing Penitentiary - 354 Hunter Street, Ossining, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    • 1 hour 18 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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