Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Edward G. Robinson is sent to the electric chair. He relives his life during the two seconds it takes him to die. He is a dimwit manual laborer who is a construction worker on skyscrapers in NYC. He becomes involved with a dance hall girl who takes advantage of his naivety. As a result, he accidentally kills his roommate during an argument on a skyscraper in a memorable scene. He gets tricked into marrying the girl while drunk. She takes up with her dance hall manager. Robinson is driven to drinking, madness and murder. His final outbursts, one during his trial and another at his sentencing, are completely over-the-top.
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