The Resource 20,000 years in Sing Sing, First National Pictures & Vitaphone ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; screen play by Wilson Mizner & Brown Holmes ; adaptation by Courtenay Terrett & Robert Lord
20,000 years in Sing Sing, First National Pictures & Vitaphone ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; screen play by Wilson Mizner & Brown Holmes ; adaptation by Courtenay Terrett & Robert Lord
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The item 20,000 years in Sing Sing, First National Pictures & Vitaphone ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; screen play by Wilson Mizner & Brown Holmes ; adaptation by Courtenay Terrett & Robert Lord represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bowdoin College Library.
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- Contributor
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- Turner Entertainment Co
- Vitaphone Corp
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Byron, Arthur, 1872-1943
- Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956
- Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962
- Davis, Bette, 1908-1989
- Holmes, Brown
- Hymer, Warren, 1906-1948
- Kaun, Bernard
- Lawes, Lewis Edward, 1883-1947
- Lord, Robert, 1900-1976
- Mizner, Wilson, 1876-1933
- Talbot, Lyle
- Terrett, Courtenay, 1903-1950
- Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967
- First National Pictures, Inc
- Summary
- "Tommy Connors, a cocky tough guy, is sent to Sing Sing but is confident that he will not have to follow the rules of prison life. When his smooth lawyer, Joe Finn, tries unsuccessfully to bribe warden Paul Long, however, it becomes clear that Connors is now just another number. Connors and Long battle in a contest of wills, in which Long practices his modern theories of reform. Long begins to see results when Connors does not participate in an escape attempt designed by educated convict Bud Sauders. Eventually, Long puts his honor system to the test when he trusts Connors outside the walls. Hoping to help, Connors' girl friend, Fay Wilson, makes friends with Finn, but when he attacks her during an automobile trip, she jumps from the car and is badly injured. Long allows Connors to visit Fay, who is critically ill, but upon discovering that Finn is responsible for her injuries, he initiates a fight. Fay shoots and kills Finn, but it is Connors who is convicted for the murder. After Fay recovers, Connors is sentenced to death, and the couple is briefly reunited on death row. Fay attempts to confess her crime to Long, but her pleas are in vain. Connors is left alone to face the electric chair, asking only for one last cigarette"--AFI catalog, 1931-1940
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (78 min.)
- Note
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- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932
- Based on the book Twenty thousand years in Sing Sing by Lewis E. Lawes
- Label
- 20,000 years in Sing Sing
- Title
- 20,000 years in Sing Sing
- Statement of responsibility
- First National Pictures & Vitaphone ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; screen play by Wilson Mizner & Brown Holmes ; adaptation by Courtenay Terrett & Robert Lord
- Title variation
- Twenty thousand years in Sing Sing
- Contributor
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- Turner Entertainment Co
- Vitaphone Corp
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Byron, Arthur, 1872-1943
- Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956
- Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962
- Davis, Bette, 1908-1989
- Holmes, Brown
- Hymer, Warren, 1906-1948
- Kaun, Bernard
- Lawes, Lewis Edward, 1883-1947
- Lord, Robert, 1900-1976
- Mizner, Wilson, 1876-1933
- Talbot, Lyle
- Terrett, Courtenay, 1903-1950
- Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967
- First National Pictures, Inc
- Subject
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- Capital punishment -- Drama
- Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- New York (State) | Ossining -- Drama
- Drama
- Feature films -- United States
- Judicial error -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Prison films
- Prison reformers -- Drama
- Sing Sing Correctional Facility -- Drama
- Video recordings
- Videorecording
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Tommy Connors, a cocky tough guy, is sent to Sing Sing but is confident that he will not have to follow the rules of prison life. When his smooth lawyer, Joe Finn, tries unsuccessfully to bribe warden Paul Long, however, it becomes clear that Connors is now just another number. Connors and Long battle in a contest of wills, in which Long practices his modern theories of reform. Long begins to see results when Connors does not participate in an escape attempt designed by educated convict Bud Sauders. Eventually, Long puts his honor system to the test when he trusts Connors outside the walls. Hoping to help, Connors' girl friend, Fay Wilson, makes friends with Finn, but when he attacks her during an automobile trip, she jumps from the car and is badly injured. Long allows Connors to visit Fay, who is critically ill, but upon discovering that Finn is responsible for her injuries, he initiates a fight. Fay shoots and kills Finn, but it is Connors who is convicted for the murder. After Fay recovers, Connors is sentenced to death, and the couple is briefly reunited on death row. Fay attempts to confess her crime to Long, but her pleas are in vain. Connors is left alone to face the electric chair, asking only for one last cigarette"--AFI catalog, 1931-1940
- Cataloging source
- ZCU
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Photography by Barney McGill ; edited by George Amy ; music score, Bernhard Kaun
- Date time place
- Portions shot on location at Sing Sing
- PerformerNote
- Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, Arthur Byron, Lyle Talbot, Warren Hymer, Louis Calhern
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1886-1962
- 1876-1933
- 1903-1950
- 1900-1976
- 1900-1967
- 1908-1989
- 1872-1943
- 1906-1948
- 1895-1956
- 1883-1947
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Curtiz, Michael
- Mizner, Wilson
- Holmes, Brown
- Terrett, Courtenay
- Lord, Robert
- Tracy, Spencer
- Davis, Bette
- Byron, Arthur
- Talbot, Lyle
- Hymer, Warren
- Calhern, Louis
- Kaun, Bernard
- Lawes, Lewis Edward
- First National Pictures, Inc
- Vitaphone Corp
- Turner Entertainment Co
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Runtime
- 78
- Series statement
- Archive collection
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sing Sing Correctional Facility
- Criminals
- Capital punishment
- Prison reformers
- Man-woman relationships
- Judicial error
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- 20,000 years in Sing Sing, First National Pictures & Vitaphone ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; screen play by Wilson Mizner & Brown Holmes ; adaptation by Courtenay Terrett & Robert Lord
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932
- Based on the book Twenty thousand years in Sing Sing by Lewis E. Lawes
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
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- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
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- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 430056337
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (78 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
- Other control number
- 883316119037
- Other physical details
- sound, black and white
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format; Dolby digital; mono, full screen
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- 20,000 years in Sing Sing, First National Pictures & Vitaphone ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; screen play by Wilson Mizner & Brown Holmes ; adaptation by Courtenay Terrett & Robert Lord
- Note
-
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932
- Based on the book Twenty thousand years in Sing Sing by Lewis E. Lawes
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 430056337
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (78 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
- Other control number
- 883316119037
- Other physical details
- sound, black and white
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format; Dolby digital; mono, full screen
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Capital punishment -- Drama
- Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- New York (State) | Ossining -- Drama
- Drama
- Feature films -- United States
- Judicial error -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Prison films
- Prison reformers -- Drama
- Sing Sing Correctional Facility -- Drama
- Video recordings
- Videorecording
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