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Two Seconds

Two Seconds (1932)

1h 7m | PG-13

⭐ 6.1 / 10

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.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Studio: First National Pictures

Genre: Drama, Crime

Video: 720p

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Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

as John Allen

Vivienne Osborne

Vivienne Osborne

as Shirley Day

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

as Bookie

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

as Bud Clark

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

as Tony

Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

as Judge