20,000 Years in Sing Sing
MEN without WOMEN...MEN without HOPE! smash their lives to pieces against their STEEL CHAINS!
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A pre-code prison drama about a hardened criminal's redemption through the compassionate authority of a warden, balancing institutional brutality with the possibility of human transformation.
Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.
Essence
Ensemble
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)
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