Fiend of Dope Island
Seen it?1960 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for crime fans and anyone with a bit of wanderlust. Plenty of moral grey areas to chew on.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 16 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nate Watt
- Bruce BennettCharlie Davis
- Robert BrayDavid
- Tania VeliaGlory La Verne
- Ralph A. RodriguezNaru
- Milton SteifelDoc
- Miguel Ángel ÁlvarezCaptain Fred
- Edmundo Rivera ÁlvarezPaco
- Molly OdellMahla
- Ruth FernándezTula
- Tito Enriquez