Terror of the Bloodhunters

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

Terror of the Bloodhunters is a 1962 [2] 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.

Contents

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

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

Production

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

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References

Footnotes

  1. Ray 1991, p. 21.
  2. 1 2 Weldon, Michael (1983). The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film. Ballantine Books. ISBN   0-345-34345-X. Page 701
  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

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