Fiend of Dope Island

Watch: Fiend of Dope Island

Unrated

1/1/19611h 16m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

Nate Watt

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

smuggling (contraband)
florida keys
campy

Cast

Bruce Bennett

~ as ~

Charlie Davis

Robert Bray

~ as ~

David

Tania Velia

~ as ~

Glory La Verne

Ralph A. Rodriguez

~ as ~

Naru

Milton Steifel

~ as ~

Doc

Miguel Ángel Álvarez

~ as ~

Captain Fred

Edmundo Rivera Álvarez

~ as ~

Paco

Molly Odell

~ as ~

Mahla

Ruth Fernández

~ as ~

Tula

Tito Enriquez

~ as ~

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 6 month(s) ago
5
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.