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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 70.0 / 100
1932·Crime / Drama / Thriller·1h 7m

TWO SECONDS

“HIS LIFE WAS A LIVING HELL until he killed the thing that Crushed him!”

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.

Above the Line
Mervyn LeRoy·DirectorHarvey F. Thew·AdaptationElliott Lester·Theatre PlaySol Polito·Director of PhotographyW. Franke Harling·Original Music ComposerTerry O. Morse·Editor
Cast
Edward G. Robinson·John AllenVivienne Osborne·Shirley DayGuy Kibbee·BookiePreston Foster·Bud ClarkJ. Carrol Naish·TonyFrederick Burton·JudgeHarry Beresford·DoctorDorothea Wolbert·Lizzie, Cleaning LadyBerton Churchill·The WardenWilliam Janney·College Boy at Execution
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Mervyn LeRoy·Director
Writing· 2
Harvey F. Thew·AdaptationElliott Lester·Theatre Play
Camera· 1
Sol Polito·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Terry O. Morse·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
W. Franke Harling·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 1
Anton Grot·Art Direction
Production· 1
Hal B. Wallis·Supervising Producer
By the Numbers
70.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Two Seconds's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“A stylized illustration of a man's head, colored in shades of blue and black, is centered against a red rectangular background on a white canvas. The man's face”

Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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