With bette davis, spencer tracy, lyle talbot, arthur byron, warren hymer, louis calhern. Michael curtiz directs 1932s 20,000 years in sing sing. Arrogant gangster tommy connors tracy leaves his girlfriend davis behind after he is sent up the river to do hard time. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Spencer tracy is very good in the lead role and the supporting cast is solid, especially the great bette davis. It was released early in both of their careers, several years before either of these two time oscar winners would first take home the acting worlds top prize. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of. Based on the book by reallife sing sing warden lewis e. Purchase 20,000 years in sing sing on region 1 dvd online and enjoy having your favourite drama movies and tv series delivered to you in south africa. It was directed by michael curtiz and based upon the nonfiction book twenty thousand years in sing sing, written by lewis e. Lawes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lawes hardhitting, bestseller book twenty thousand years in sing sing gets the hollywood fluff treatment. With 20,000 years in sing sing, he infused the tired prison film genre with a new drive, making the most of spencer tracy as a doomed inmate and davis as his loyal moll.
Songs, 19791985 2010 originally from the judgment of paris. Lawes began his career as a nineteenyearold prison guard and rose through the ranks to his eventual appointment as governor of sing sing. Hardened criminal tommy connors spencer tracy enters sing sing prison convinced that his reputation and some bribery through his lawyer, joe finn. Videos for 20,000 years in sing sing turner classic movies. Lawes, 20,000 years in sing sing was remade in 1940 as castle on the hudson.
Its free and easy to download subs for movie 20,000 years in sing sing. Lawes was the warden of sing sing prison for 2 decades. Even more impressive was mystery of the wax museum, a quasisequel to doctor. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 20,000 years in sing sing near you. It is the only film to costar bette davis and spencer tracy. So i was a bit surprised at how tame this film often feels by comparison with that movie, made just seven years later. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Other articles where 20,000 years in sing sing is discussed. Brash hoodlum tom connors enters sing sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Movie subtitles related to 20,000 years in sing sing at. Fay shoots the rival, who in turn fingers connors as the one responsible. Kevin dunn, 20,000 years in sing sing from no great lost. The film was later remade as castle on the hudson and is adapted from a book by lewis e. This was particularly true of 20,000 years in sing sing 1932 which was based on the memoirs of lewis e. Subtitles are sorted by relevance for searching keywords. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The praises of a prison, the famous sing sing, are sung in this picture authored by sing sings longterm reform warden, lewis e.