''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 where producer J. Harold Odell had previously filmed his '' Machete'' (1958) and '' Counterplot'' (1959). Several scenes were censored for the United States release.http://www.kshs.org/research/collections/documents/govtrecords/boardofreviewresults.php?page=43 The film co-stars

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, billed as the "Yugoslavian Bombshell" who had appeared in the July 1959 '' Playboy'', and Puerto Rican actor

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Plot

Charlie Davis runs his own island in the Caribbean with a literal whip hand. He makes his income as a

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grower, exporter and

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. 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

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and shark attack.

Legacy

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'' after the film.

Cast

* Bruce Bennett as Charlie Davis * Robert Bray as David *

as Glory La Verne *Ralph A. Rodriguez as Naru *

as Capt. Fred

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External links

* * 1950s adventure films 1959 films American films about cannabis Films set in the Caribbean Films shot in Puerto Rico American black-and-white films Films directed by Nate Watt American adventure films 1960s English-language films 1950s English-language films Films produced by David Odell 1950s American films 1960s American films {{adventure-film-stub