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1932 American film directed by Mervyn LeRoy

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A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in flashback, we witness a sleazy dancehall girl (Vivienne Osborne) dupe a high rise riveter (Edward G. Robinson) into marriage so she can live off of him. But when he loses his job and his marbles, she ends up supporting him with money from her side man--and misses no opportunity to rub it in his face that she's now supporting him in his emasculated state. As the animosity grows and things get more and more unbearable, he is eventually driven to desperate measures.

Released: 1932-05-2867 minDir: Mervyn LeRoyDrama, Crime

Cast

  • Edward G. Robinson as John Allen
  • Vivienne Osborne as Shirley Day
  • Guy Kibbee as Bookie
  • Preston Foster as Bud Clark
  • J. Carrol Naish as Tony
  • Frederick Burton as Judge

Themes

  • death row
  • just married
  • woman between two men
  • flashback
  • murder
  • electric chair
  • capital punishment
  • execution
  • bookie
  • dancehall girl

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

1,409 votes

Year
1932
Runtime
67 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Duration
68
FilmAffinity ID
309806
Image
J. Carrol Naish Edward G. Robinson Two Seconds 1932.jpg
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publication date
1932-01-01
Commons category
Two Seconds
title
Two Seconds
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