| The Story of Temple Drake | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Roberts |
| Screenplay by | Oliver H.P. Garrett |
| Based on | Sanctuary by William Faulkner |
| Produced by | Benjamin Glazer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Music by | |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes[2][3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Story of Temple Drake is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue. It tells the story of Temple Drake, a reckless woman in the American South who falls into the hands of a brutal gangster and rapist. It was adapted from the highly controversial 1931 novel Sanctuary by William Faulkner. Though some of the more salacious elements of the source novel were not included, the film was still considered so indecent that it helped give rise to the strict enforcement of the Hays Code.
Long unseen except in bootleg 16mm prints, The Story of Temple Drake was restored by the Museum of Modern Art and re-premiered in 2011 at the TCM Classic Film Festival. The Criterion Collection released the film for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray in December 2019.
- ^ "The Story of Temple Drake". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019.
- ^ Sabini 2017, p. 219.
- ^ Vermilye 1985, p. 104.