Saturday, September 17, 2011

The Story of Temple Drake (1933)


Paramount Pictures
Directed by Stephen Roberts
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Muddled presentation of a William Faulkner story featuring Miriam Hopkins as the stereotypical Faulkner flawed southern lady. She's got a taste for fast living and fast men, which leads to an accident on a dark highway during a thunderstorm. She finds refuge at a nearby house, only to be raped by a gang leader who happens to live there. Meanwhile, her old boyfriend is a lawyer and his latest case leads straight to her. A long-winded trial ensues leading to a tearful confession on the stand.

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