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Two Seconds
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Two Seconds

1932-05-28 · 67 min · ★ 6.3

Drama · Crime

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 dupe a high rise riveter 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.

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Directors
Mervyn LeRoy
Production companies
First National Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Edward G. RobinsonEdward G. RobinsonJohn Allen
Vivienne OsborneVivienne OsborneShirley Day
Guy KibbeeGuy KibbeeBookie
Preston FosterPreston FosterBud Clark
J. Carrol NaishJ. Carrol NaishTony
Frederick BurtonJudge
Harry BeresfordHarry BeresfordDoctor
Dorothea WolbertDorothea WolbertLizzie, Cleaning Lady
Berton ChurchillBerton ChurchillThe Warden
William JanneyWilliam JanneyCollege Boy at Execution
Edward McWadeEdward McWadeThe Prison Doctor
Gladys LloydWoman
Adrienne DoreAdrienne DoreAnnie (uncredited)
Luana WaltersLuana WaltersTart (uncredited)

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