The Story of Temple Drake (Criterion Collection)

Miriam Hopkins, William Gargan. This rarely-seen pre-Code drama stars Hopkins in a tour-de-force performance as a small Southern town judge’s daughter who is plunged into a criminal sexual underworld. Bonus features include critic Mick LaSalle on the film, censorship and the Production Code, critic Imogen Sara Smith on Hopkins’ performance, a conversation about the film’s visual style and more. Based on the novel Sanctuary by William Faulkner. Directed by Stephen Roberts. 1933/b&w/71 min/NR/fullscreen.