#160: Miriam Hopkins and ’The Story of Temple Drake (1933) with Allan R. Ellenberger

Kristen is out this week but Samantha and Emily hold down the fort with Miriam Hopkins biographer Allan R. Ellenberger. The trio celebrate the 90th anniversary of the still controversial Story of Temple Drake. Hear about Miriam Hopkins' revolutionary role, the men she almost worked opposite, and why she didn't get an Oscar for this.

 

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