The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
Release Date: Jan 1, 1933 Wide
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William Faulkner's novel Sanctuary was a notorious bestseller upon its publication in 1931, and while it was successful enough that Paramount Pictures quickly snapped up the film rights, they were forced to change enough of the story to make it fit for the screen (even in the "pre-code" era) that by the time it reached theaters the title had been changed to The Story of Temple Drake. Temple (Miriam Hopkins) is a free-spirited girl being raised by a well-respected judge (Guy Standing) after the
Jan 1, 1933 Wide
Paramount Pictures
Cast
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Miriam Hopkins
Temple Drake -
Jack LaRue
Trigger -
William Gargan
Stephen Benbow -
William Collier Jr.
Toddy Gowan -
Irving Pichel
Lee Goodwin -
Guy Standing
Judge Drake -
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Jennie -
Florence Eldridge
Ruby Lemar -
James C. Eagles
Tommy -
Arthur Belasco
Wharton -
John Carradine
Courtroom extra -
Frank Darien
Gas station manager -
Hattie McDaniel
Minnie -
Jobyna Howland
Miss Reba -
Harlan E. Knight
Pap -
George C. Pearce
Doctor -
Grady Sutton
Bob -
Kent Taylor
Jellybean -
Oscar Apfel
District Attorney -
Henry Hall
Judge -
C.L. Sherwood
Lunch Wagon Proprietor -
Clem Beauchamp
Jellybeans -
Jim Mason
Van
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Dated melodrama.
What makes it worth watching, even compelling, is Miriam Hopkins's performance.
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Foreign Titles
- The Story of Temple Drake (1933) (DE)
- The Story of Temple Drake (1933) (UK)
