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Fiend of Dope Island, also released as Whiplash, was a lurid men's adventure type motion picture filmed in 1959 and released in 1961. It starred and was co-written by Bruce Bennett and was the final film directed by Nate Watt. It was filmed in Puerto Rico where producer J. Harold Odell had previously filmed his Machete (1958) and Counterplot (1959). Several scenes were censored for the United States release. The film co-stars Tania Velia billed as the "Yugoslavian Bombshell" who had appeared in the July 1959 Playboy and Puerto Rican actor Miguel Ángel Álvarez.
Original Release
11/25/1960
US Release
11/25/1960
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Bray | David |
Tania Velia | Glory La Verne |
Ralph A. Rodriguez | Naru |
Milton Steifel | Doc |
Miguel Ángel Álvarez | Captain Fred |
Edmundo Rivera Álvarez | Paco |
Molly Odell | Mahla |
Yvonne Peck | Alma |
Ruth Fernández | Tula |
Tito Enriquez | Carlos |
Directors
Writers
Bruce Bennett, Nate Watt, Mark Carabel
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Bray | David |
Tania Velia | Glory La Verne |
Ralph A. Rodriguez | Naru |
Milton Steifel | Doc |
Miguel Ángel Álvarez | Captain Fred |
Edmundo Rivera Álvarez | Paco |
Molly Odell | Mahla |
Yvonne Peck | Alma |
Ruth Fernández | Tula |
Tito Enriquez | Carlos |
Eddie Ortiz | |
Baby Gonzalez | |
Russel Torres | (as Russell Torres) |
Amos Rivera | |
Bruce Bennett | Charlie Davis |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lawrence Rapport | Executive Producer |
Victor Carrady | Producer |
David Odell | Producer |
J. Harold Odell | Producer |