Two Seconds (1932)

Directed by

Mervyn LeRoy

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 08m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man condemned to die in the electric chair relives the events leading to his sentence. What happens in his final moments includes a painful memory of a failed marriage and a desperate crime.

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What happens

Two Seconds is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Vivienne Osborne and Preston Foster. It was based on a successful Broadway play of the same name by Elliott Lester. The title refers to the two seconds it takes the condemned person to die in the electric chair after the executioner throws the switch. Preston Foster reprises the role he played on the Broadway stage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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