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Two Seconds (1932)

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Two Seconds (1932)

Two Seconds (1932)
A Film by Mervyn LeRoy
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | MPEG 2 | 4:3 | 1h 6min | 720x480 | 29.97 fps | AC3 2ch 192Kbps
Lang: English | Subs: None | Cover | 3.48 GB
Genre: Drama | Thriller

IMDB
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Vivienne Osborne, Guy Kibbee

Storyline: Allen claims he his being executed for the wrong murder. Flashbacks show him working with Clark as a riveter. When he makes a killing on the horses he meets Shirley and gets married. When Clark tells him Shirley is unfaithful they fight and Clark falls to his death. Later he finds that Clark was telling the truth.

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Two Seconds (1932)

Adapted from the stage, Mervyn LeRoy's Two Seconds is a cautionary tale that updates the predatory female "vampire" morality play to New York in the Depression. As if seeing the need to spell out the reasons why young men should avoid the Wrong Kind of Woman, the play charts the destruction of a good guy who foolishly trusted a dame. The film might be a hoot if it weren't for a terrific performance from Edward G. Robinson. It may have been conceived as a thrifty star vehicle, but it comes off as one of the actor's more memorable roles.

Two Seconds (1932)

Two Seconds (1932)

With a big nod to Ambrose Bierce, Elliot Lester's play uses an unusual flashback structure. Convicted murderer John Allen (Robinson) is about to die in the electric chair. A grim prison doctor tells us that when they throw the switch, the victim is instantly paralyzed. But it will take two seconds for him to die. Before you can say "Owl Creek Bridge" we're transported a year into the past, where skyscraper riveter Allen works happily with his pal and roommate Bud Clark (Preston Foster, a year before his Technicolor horror film Dr. X).

Two Seconds (1932)

Two Seconds (1932)

Vivienne Osborne is quite good as Shirley, who seems decent when we meet her but soon shows her true colors. Her sudden wardrobe change can only be explained by an employment switch to call-girl status, as her boss Tony doesn't look prosperous enough to keep such a fancy dolly. Pre-Code films are really Pre-Code Enforcement films. They don't put everything on screen – the murder and execution are discreetly withheld from view – but instead use their own system of signals to indicate forbidden content. Thus Shirley can be seen stripping down to her slip and stockings, and putting on a fancy dress that she previously couldn't afford. Despite John's whining accusations, he never spells anything out and the audience has to decide for itself how Shirley is earning her money.

Two Seconds (1932)

Two Seconds (1932)

Two Seconds begins and ends on the face of an impressionable college kid (William Janney) in the audience selected to witness John Allen's execution. In true Warners Depression-saga tradition, the final image shows this kid staring in horror at what he's witnessed. The idea is of course that Joe College has been given a glimpse of Hell, and will go forward into life taking care not to fall into the terrible trap that swallowed up John Allen, namely, Bad Women. In realistic terms the kid is reacting only to the execution itself, but the film plants the idea that he's witnessed John Allen's entire sad story along with the rest of us.

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