Title: The Story Of Temple Drake
Date: 1933
Type: Drama
Rating: 4/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Stephen Roberts
Producer:
Comment
A woman (Miriam Hopkins) who is the ganddaughter of a judge (Sir Guy Standing) has a slightly wild life and several male admirers. Out with one of her boyfriends, they have a car crash and she is rescued by crimial (Jack La Rue), who kills a man that she witnessess, then rapes her. Her rebellious side kicks in and she chooses to stay with him. Meanwhile one of her admirers is a lawyer (William Gargan) defending the man wrongly accused of the murder and discovers that she is with him. The film starts showing a typical 1930's wild socialte, but then takes a darker turn as murder, rape and abuse take over. There is a very good performance from Miriam Hopkins as the rich socialite with a darker side. This is a well produced and written film that explores a variety of themes that soon became banned under the Hayes Code.
Actors
Miriam Hopkins
William Gargan
Jack La Rue
Florence Eldridge
Sir Guy Standing
Irving Pichel
Jobyna Howland
Willam Collier Jr
Elizabeth Patterson
James Eagles
Harlan E Knight
Jim Mason
Louise Beavers
Arthur Belasco
Oscars
None