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The Story of Temple Drake

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A hedonistic woman kills her rapist and admits to it during trial to save a man who is falsely accused.

Critics Reviews

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Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/10/2020
3/5
The film, directed by Stephen Roberts, is a progressive provocation riding solely on its considerable shock value as well as a signature role for actress Miriam Hopkins. Go to Full Review Nathanael Hood The Retro Set 01/09/2020
7/10
Essential Pre-code cinema? Yes. Go to Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 01/04/2020
3.5/4
Made with the full knowledge of how society at large felt about "girls like her," and those stereotypes of the "loose woman" are consistently interrogated and subverted. Go to Full Review James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk 12/27/2019
3/4
quite a good film apart from its scandalous reputation, which tends to overshadow any of its other accomplishments Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 12/15/2019
3/4
If anyone needs an example of the sort of movie that forced the Hays Office prudes to become moral watchdogs over the American film industry, The Story of Temple Drake will serve just fine. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 11/08/2012
C+
Dated melodrama. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Madam D Mar 16 Miriam Hopkins did a good job of acting. However, this movie is so dated that the "bad" woman has really done nothing wrong. She dates lots of men, is raped, kidnapped & kills the man who raped her. See more acsdoug D @acsdoug 05/21/2024 Excellent pre-coder with an excellent performance by the lovely Miriam Hopkins. See more Steve D 01/03/2024 I applaud Hopkins but she alone can't make it do anything but shock. See more 05/16/2010 I've never been a huge Faulkner fan, but I wanted to watch this because it was so controversial at the time that it was banned and remains difficult to find even today. This movie is one of the films that was directly responsible for the enactment of the Hays Code. I don't like people telling me what I'm not supposed to watch, so I sought it out. It's a good story that addresses some of the misogynistic views toward sexual assault that we still cling to today. The last time I checked it was available in its entirety on Youtube. Watch it. See more 08/20/2009 great supporting cast See more 10/01/2008 Disappointing pre-code film. While certainly dark in tone, it doesn't have the punch of Faulkner's novel. See more Read all reviews
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Stephen Roberts

Director

Oscar Apfel

District Attorney

Clem Beauchamp

Jellybean

Arthur Belasco

Wharton

John Carradine

Courtroom spectator

William Collier Jr.

Toddy Gowan

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The Story of Temple Drake

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Movie Info

Synopsis A hedonistic woman kills her rapist and admits to it during trial to save a man who is falsely accused.
Director
Stephen Roberts
Producer
Benjamin Glazer
Screenwriter
William Faulkner, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Maurine Dallas Watkins
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 6, 1933, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2018
Runtime
1h 10m