Fiend of Dope Island
| Fiend of Dope Island | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Nate Watt |
| Written by | Bruce Bennett Nate Watt (story) |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | Bruce Bennett Robert Bray |
| Cinematography | Gayne Rescher |
| Music by | "Forever Hold Me" music and lyrics by Ken Darby |
| Distributed by | |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fiend of Dope Island, also released as Whiplash, was a lurid men's adventure type motion picture filmed in 1959 and released in 1961. The picture starred and was co-written by Bruce Bennett and was the final film directed by Nate Watt. It was filmed in Puerto Rico[1] where producer J. Harold Odell had previously filmed his Machete (1958) and Counterplot (1959). Several scenes were censored for the United States release.[2] The film co-stars , billed as the "Yugoslavian Bombshell" who had appeared in the July 1959 Playboy, and Puerto Rican actor Miguel Ángel Álvarez.
Plot[]
Charlie Davis runs his own island in the Caribbean with a literal whip hand making his income as a marijuana grower, exporter and gunrunner. He hires a female entertainer to amuse the clients of his cantina and himself.
Charlie's world falls apart when one of his employees is an undercover narcotics investigator. The trouble escalates to a full native rebellion and shark attack.
Legacy[]
The Cramps named their 2002 record album Fiends of Dope Island after the film.
Cast[]
- Bruce Bennett as Charlie Davis
- Robert Bray as David
- as Glory La Verne
- Ralph A. Rodriguez as Naru
- Miguel Ángel Álvarez as Capt. Fred
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- 1961 films
- English-language films
- 1950s adventure films
- 1959 films
- American films
- Films shot in Puerto Rico
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Nate Watt
- American adventure films
- Adventure film stubs