20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Seen it?1932 | 78 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Angels with Dirty Faces or Point Blank, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1932: an older pace and style.
Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$935K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Curtiz
- Spencer TracyTommy Connors
- Bette DavisFay Wilson
- Arthur ByronWarden Paul Long
- Lyle TalbotBud Saunders
- Warren HymerHype
- Louis CalhernJoe Finn
- Spencer ChartersOfficer Daniels (uncredited)
- G. Pat CollinsDeath Row Convict Mike (uncredited)
- Lucille CollinsGirl with Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)
- James DonlanFirst Reporter (uncredited)