The Story of Temple Drake
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The Story of Temple Drake is a 1933 pre-Code American drama film loosely based on William Faulkner’s controversial novel "Sanctuary," known for its dark themes and depiction of sexual violence and moral decay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Story of Temple Drake canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5532166 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of Temple Drake Context triple: [Sanctuary, adaptedInto, The Story of Temple Drake]
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A.
The Painted Angel
The Painted Angel is a 1929 silent drama film starring popular 1920s screen actress Billie Dove.
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B.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
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C.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic 1946 American film noir crime drama, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder that spirals into betrayal and tragedy.
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D.
A Long Fatal Love Chase
A Long Fatal Love Chase is a gothic romantic thriller novel by Louisa May Alcott, written in the 1860s but published posthumously in 1995, that follows a young woman ensnared in a dangerous, obsessive love.
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E.
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger is a 1990 independent drama film directed by Charles Burnett, known for its exploration of African American family life and folklore in South Central Los Angeles, featuring a critically acclaimed performance by Danny Glover.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of Temple Drake Target entity description: The Story of Temple Drake is a 1933 pre-Code American drama film loosely based on William Faulkner’s controversial novel "Sanctuary," known for its dark themes and depiction of sexual violence and moral decay.
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A.
The Painted Angel
The Painted Angel is a 1929 silent drama film starring popular 1920s screen actress Billie Dove.
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B.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
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C.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic 1946 American film noir crime drama, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder that spirals into betrayal and tragedy.
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D.
A Long Fatal Love Chase
A Long Fatal Love Chase is a gothic romantic thriller novel by Louisa May Alcott, written in the 1860s but published posthumously in 1995, that follows a young woman ensnared in a dangerous, obsessive love.
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E.
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger is a 1990 independent drama film directed by Charles Burnett, known for its exploration of African American family life and folklore in South Central Los Angeles, featuring a critically acclaimed performance by Danny Glover.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | considered controversial by censors ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Stephen Benbow – William Gargan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple Drake – Miriam Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Trigger – Jack La Rue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Karl Struss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Stephen Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Jane Loring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Southern Gothic elements
ⓘ
corruption of innocence ⓘ violence against women ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | novel Sanctuary ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Temple Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial subject matter
ⓘ
dark themes ⓘ pre-Code frankness about sex and violence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
crime
ⓘ
kidnapping ⓘ moral decay ⓘ prostitution ⓘ rape ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ |
| producer | Benjamin Glazer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSource | 1931 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1933-05-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 71 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Benjamin Glazer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oliver H.P. Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Florence Eldridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irving Pichel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack La Rue NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ William Gargan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Story of Temple Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Story of Temple Drake Description of subject: The Story of Temple Drake is a 1933 pre-Code American drama film loosely based on William Faulkner’s controversial novel "Sanctuary," known for its dark themes and depiction of sexual violence and moral decay.
Referenced by (2)
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