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The Story of Temple Drake

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1933 | 71 min | Crime, Drama

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Tailor-made for spy-story fans and anyone who likes watching an argument won. Nobody is quite who they seem. If you loved 12 Angry Men or The Asphalt Jungle, start here. The best scenes are battles fought with words.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 11 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1933: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    86% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 21K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Stephen Roberts

  • Miriam HopkinsTemple Drake
  • William GarganStephen Benbow
  • Jack La RueTrigger
  • Florence EldridgeRuby Lemarr
  • Guy StandingJudge Drake
  • Irving PichelLee Goodwin
  • Jobyna HowlandMiss Reba
  • William Collier Jr.Toddy Gowan
  • Elizabeth PattersonAunt Jennie
  • James EaglesTommy