Two Seconds
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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.
1932 theatrical poster
Tony (J. Carrol Naish) and John (Edward G. Robinson) in Two Seconds
Mervyn LeRoy
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Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director, producer and actor. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies.
LeRoy in 1958
Aerial view of the aftermath to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire
On the set of Oh, Kay! (1928), publicity still. L to R, LeRoy, Colleen Moore