Did any prisoners have trouble learning to make shoes, etc. 1932-20.000-years-in-sing-sing-20.000-anos-en-sing-sing-michael-curtiz-vose Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. plus-circle Add Review. Having worked in various California prisons, adult and youth (including Folsom and CMF, Vacaville) in the 1980's & early into the 2000s, and continuing after moving to Norway - being involved with rehab, youth offenders and day-labor criminals, I was pleased to find this work available through numerous literary resources. A year later the Production Code would have required the true killer - Fay - to pay for her crime. 20,000 Years in Sing Sing is a 1932 American crime drama movie directed by Michael Curtiz and was based on the nonfiction novel by Lewis E. Lawes. Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Your selected delivery location is beyond seller's shipping coverage for this item. He does answer some of these questions in the last quarter of the book when he speaks more philosophically about crime, why it happens and who, in his opinion, is responsible. It really was refreshing to see that almost 100 years ago when this book was written there was a warden who thought about the humanity of his charges, who saw prison as only one part of the system and had a service to perform along with the educational, religious, police, public and other institutions. Hardcover – January 1, 1932. by Lewis E. (Warden) Lawes (Author) 4.4 out of 5 stars. Although I immensely enjoyed details of specific cases, and author's wisdom, divagations about capital punishment and social attitudes were important (perhaps a little dry though). Like "The Big House" it had a star studded cast and great production values. Michael Curtiz - Wikipedia Most notable among Talbot's film work were his appearances in Three on a Match and 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (both 1932). Particularly in light of the fact that during his tenure, there was mandatory sentencing (no time off for good behavior), it would seem there'd be some serious depression, some breakdowns. It's based on the non-fiction book of the same name written by Sing Sing's warden. I think even if you hate the word penal, and are not interested in learning about crime and punishment in early 19th century America you can still gain a lot of insight from this book. Please choose a different delivery location or purchase from another seller. We’d love your help. From a moral point of view, it was putting the prisoner in double jeopardy. 20,000 Years in Sing Sing was later remade in 1940 as Castle on the Hudson with John Garfield and Ann Sheridan in the starring roles. 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