Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 11m

The Story of Temple Drake

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Director
Stephen Roberts
Cast
Miriam Hopkins as Temple Drake William Gargan as Stephen Benbow Jack La Rue as Trigger Florence Eldridge as Ruby Lemarr Guy Standing as Judge Drake Irving Pichel as Lee Goodwin
Crew
Karl Struss — Director of Photography Bernhard Kaun — Original Music Composer Karl Hajos — Original Music Composer Oliver H.P. Garrett — Screenplay William Faulkner — Novel Benjamin Glazer — Producer
Tagline

I CAN NEVER FACE THE WORLD AGAIN!

Synopsis

The coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’ hide-out, subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence, and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely.

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Mood & Themes
bootleggerrapeself-defenserape victimcourtroompre-codesouthern bellemurder trialsocial scandalcounty judgeconcealing the truth
Key Collaborators
Stephen Roberts Director Karl Struss Director of Photography Bernhard Kaun Original Music Composer Karl Hajos Original Music Composer Oliver H.P. Garrett Screenplay William Faulkner Novel Benjamin Glazer Producer Travis Banton Costume Design
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