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Terror of the Bloodhunters

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Terror of the Bloodhunters
Theatrical release half-sheet display poster
Directed byJerry Warren
Written byJerry Warren
Produced byJerry Warren (producer)
Starring
  • Robert Clarke
  • Steve Conte
  • Dorothy Haney[2]
CinematographyBill William
Edited byJerry Warren
Distributed byADP
Release date
  • May 3, 1962 (1962-05-03)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Terror of the Bloodhunters is a 1962[1] independently made American black-and-white low budget jungle survival horror film, produced, directed, written, and edited by Jerry Warren, that stars Robert Clarke, Dorothy Haney, and Steve Conte.

The film was released in the U.S. May 3, 1962 as a double feature with Warren's Invasion of the Animal People.[3]

Premise

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The daughter (Dorothy Haney) of the Devil's Island commandant takes off with two escaped French prisoners (Robert Clarke and Steve Conte) through the treacherous jungles of French Guiana. They must survive not only dangerous wild animals and disease, but the prison guards who are searching for them, as well as a ferocious South American tribe of headhunters.

Cast

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  • Robert Clarke as Steve Duval
  • Dorothy Haney as Marlene
  • Robert Christopher as Whorf
  • William White as Dione
  • Steve Conte as Cabot
  • Niles Andrus as Commandant
  • Herbert Clarke as Muller
  • Darrold Westbrooke as Jacobe
  • Mike Concannon as Lt. Vaardo
  • Charles Niles Sr. as Estes
  • Alberto Soria as Officer

Production

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Terror of the Bloodhunters was shot in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, with a lot of stock footage added from other films.[4]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Weldon, Michael (1983). The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-34345-X. Page 701
  2. ^ Ray 1991, p. 21.
  3. ^ Warren, Bill (1986). Keep Watching The Skies Volume 2. McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 0-89950-170-2. Page 749
  4. ^ Ray 1991, p. 9.

Sources

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  • Ray, Fred Olen (1991). The New Poverty Row. McFarland and Co. Inc. ISBN 0-89950-628-3.
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