Two Seconds

1h 7min

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 (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.

Cast

Vivienne Osborne

Vivienne Osborne

Shirley Day
Dorothea Wolbert

Dorothea Wolbert

Lizzie, Cleaning Lady
William Janney

William Janney

College Boy at Execution
Edward McWade

Edward McWade

The Prison Doctor
Adrienne Dore

Adrienne Dore

Annie (uncredited)
Luana Walters

Luana Walters

Tart (uncredited)

Release date

28th May 1932

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English