Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing prison cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but the tough but compassionate warden is able to effect change in him..
Is this thing worth a look? If you like old-school black-and-white dramas where everyone wears a suit even when they're miserable, sure. If you’re here for Bette Davis, be warned—she’s in it, but she’s mostly there to look worried near a payphone. Skip this if you need your pacing to be snappy, because the middle secti...
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"Is this thing worth a look? If you like old-school black-and-white dramas where everyone wears a suit even when they're miserable, sure. If you’re here for Bette Davis, be warned—she’s in it, but she’s mostly there to look worried near a payphone. Skip this if you need your pacing to be snappy, because the middle section feels like it was filmed in real-time. Spencer Tracy is just… he’s electric, isn't he? He starts the movie with this arrogant smirk that makes you want to punch him, which I gu..."
Lewis E. Lawes, Brown Holmes, Courtney Terrett, Robert Lord, Wilson Mizner
United States
Drama, Crime, Film-Noir
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