Two Seconds
Seen it?1932 | 67 min | Drama, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Mildred Pierce or Dial M for Murder, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1932: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
- Edward G. RobinsonJohn Allen
- Vivienne OsborneShirley Day
- Guy KibbeeBookie
- Preston FosterBud Clark
- J. Carrol NaishTony
- Frederick BurtonJudge
- Harry BeresfordDoctor
- Dorothea WolbertLizzie, Cleaning Lady
- Berton ChurchillThe Warden
- William JanneyCollege Boy at Execution