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CrimeDramaAdventure

Fiend of Dope Island

- He enslaved an island...and a woman!

Charlie is a dope smuggler who lives on his own private desert island and rules over the natives with an iron fist. When the native stooges get out of line, Charlie literally cracks the whip on his insubordinate subordinates. When a sexpot named Glory comes to the island, he holds her prisoner and makes her go-go dance for him.

Release Date : 1961-01-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Essanjay Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Whiplash

Cast

Bruce Bennett

Character Name : Charlie Davis

Original Name : Bruce Bennett

Gender : Male

Robert Bray

Character Name : David

Original Name : Robert Bray

Gender : Male

Tania Velia

Character Name : Glory La Verne

Original Name : Tania Velia

Gender : Female

Ralph A. Rodriguez

Character Name : Naru

Original Name : Ralph A. Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Milton Steifel

Character Name : Doc

Original Name : Milton Steifel

Gender : Male

Miguel Ángel Álvarez

Character Name : Captain Fred

Original Name : Miguel Ángel Álvarez

Gender : Male

Edmundo Rivera Álvarez

Character Name : Paco

Original Name : Edmundo Rivera Álvarez

Gender : Male

Molly Odell

Character Name : Mahla

Original Name : Molly Odell

Gender : Male

Ruth Fernández

Character Name : Tula

Original Name : Ruth Fernández

Gender : Female

Tito Enriquez

Character Name :

Original Name : Tito Enriquez

Gender : Male

Amos Rivera

Character Name :

Original Name : Amos Rivera

Gender : Male

Yvonne Peck

Character Name :

Original Name : Yvonne Peck

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-13

If you're expecting something akin to "Dr. Moreau" here, then think again. It's not that kind of fiend. It's actually co-writer and star Bruce Bennett whose whip-wielding "Charlie" rules his remote tropical island like a dictator. He has designs on visiting dancer "Glory La Verne" (Tania Velia) but she's not remotely interested, and when his attentions become a little more persistent she decides to ally with his henchman "David" (Robert Bray) to put a stop to his ruthless behaviour. At times Bennett delivers his maniacal character quite effectively at the start - a sort of depraved lunatic with an autocratic bent, but once that is truly established the rest of the cast really can't quite match his larger-than-life personality and the story just falls into a rather drab, no-budget, soap opera with little to redeem it or make it stand out for an overlong seventy five minutes. There's some lovely photography of their idyllic location (aka the Florida Keys) but otherwise this is a really only a chance for Bennett to have his moment in the sun before it all just fizzles out.