20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

★ 6.4IMDb Score
Released:1932-12-24
Duration:78 min
Director:Michael Curtiz
Actors:Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, Arthur Byron, Lyle Talbot, Warren Hymer
Production:First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview:

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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