The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake

I CAN NEVER FACE THE WORLD AGAIN!

NR 1933 · 71 min · ★ 6.5 · Crime, Drama

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.

Directed by Stephen Roberts · Written by Oliver H.P. Garrett

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