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Two Minutes to Play

Two Minutes to Play

1936Movie⏱️ 1h 14mApproved
ActionDramaRomanceSport
5.5
IMDB Rating
41 votes

Martin Granville Jr., a star track-and-field athlete, has intentions of going to Claxton College, but changes his mind when he meets Pat Meredith, a co-ed at a rival college.

Director
Robert F. Hill
Writers
N/A
Stars
Bruce Bennett, Edward J. Nugent, Jeanne Martel
Release Date
November 2, 1936
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
as Martin Granville
Edward J. Nugent
Edward J. Nugent
as Jack Gaines
Jeanne Martel
Jeanne Martel
as Pat Meredith
Betty Compson
Betty Compson
as 'Fluff' Harding
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton
as Hank Durkee
Duncan Renaldo
Duncan Renaldo
as Lew Ashley
David Sharpe
David Sharpe
as 'Buzzy' Vincent
Sammy Cohen
Sammy Cohen
as Abie
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
as Coach Rodney
Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker
as Lyman Gaines

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Victory Pictures Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

b moviepoverty row filmlow budget filmdouble feature filmdamsel in distress

🎯 Categories

ActionDramaRomanceSport

⭐ Featured Review

"It's been almost 30 years since your father pulled that boner"
by planktonrules2021-08-04
2/10

"This is the story of a young man whose father didn't want him playing college ball because in his younger days, his dad went from college hero to a joke because of one bad play (referred to again and again as his 'boner'). However, the father eventually relents...and Marty (Herman Brix) has problems at his college that are not his fault. What's next for him? See the film...or, better yet....don't. The reason I watched "Two Minutes to Play" is that is starred Herman Brix (later, changing his name to Bruce Bennett) AND it should have been a film right in his e..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film was first telecast on New York City's pioneer television station W2XBS Thursday 2 November 1939. It is one of over 200 titles in the list of independent feature films made available for television presentation by Advance Television Pictures announced in Motion Picture Herald 4 April 1942. At this time, television broadcasting was in its infancy, almost totally curtailed by the advent of World War II, and would not continue to develop until 1945-46. It's earliest post-WWII telecast took place in New York City Wednesday 23 November 1949 on the DuMont Television Network's WABD (Channel 5).

📖 Synopsis

Martin Granville Jr., a star track-and-field athlete, has intentions of going to Claxton College, but changes his mind when he meets Pat Meredith, a co-ed at a rival college.