‘He hunted humans for the sheer sport of killing… and made his island paradise into a Hell on Earth!’
Bloodlust! is a 1961 horror film about a crazed hunter who kidnaps people and hunts them for sport. Also known as Bloodlust and Blood Lust
Written and directed by Ralph Brooke based on the story ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ by Richard Connell. The Cinegraf Productions movie stars Wilton Graff (Pillow of Death; Valley of the Zombies; Who Killed Doc Robbin), Lylyan Chauvin, Robert Reed, June Kenny and Joan Lora.
Filmed in 1959 the feature was belatedly picked up by Crown International Pictures and released on September 13, 1961. Crown later re-released the movie in 1970 as a double ‘blood’ presentation with Blood Mania.
The film’s cinematography was by Richard E. Cunha (director of Giant from the Unknown, She Demons, Missile to the Moon and Frankenstein’s Daughter).
Plot:
Two couples (Robert Reed, June Kenney, Joan Lora, and Eugene Persson) are on a boating trip when they come across an uncharted island. The four investigate and find themselves in the clutches of Doctor Albert Balleau (Wilton Graff), whose hobby is hunting both animals and humans.
After learning about the terrible secrets of the island from the doctor’s wife (Lilyan Chauvin) and her boyfriend (Walter Brooke) as well as an investigation, the group tries to escape only to be thwarted by Doctor Balleau and his henchmen.
Balleau’s wife and her lover are slain and stuffed, while the men are forced to participate in a The Most Dangerous Game-style hunt, with their girlfriends soon joining them. The hunt includes Balleau’s sailor henchmen, the danger of quicksand, leeches and hidden traps, as well as the madman’s deadly skill…
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Choice dialogue:
Johnny: “Of all the girls in the world I had to get mixed up with the daughter of a Judo expert.”
The movie was released on DVD as a double feature with Atom Age Vampire on March 20, 2001, and later released on DVD as another double feature in 2002 with The Amazing Transparent Man.
Trailer:
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Cast and characters:
Wilton Graff … Doctor Albert Balleau
June Kenney … Betty Scott )
Walter Brooke … Dean Gerrard
Robert Reed … Johnny Randall
Eugene Persson … Pete Garwood
Joan Lora … Jeanne Perry
Troy Patterson … Captain Tony
Lilyan Chauvin … Sandra Balleau
Bobby Hall … Jondor
Bill Coontz … Insane Man in Woods
Harry Wilson … Trophy
Filming locations:
Screencraft Studios, 8470 Melrose Ave, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Technical details:
1 hour 18 minutes
Black and white. A colour version was released online in June 2020.
Aspect ratio: 1.33: 1
Audio: Mono (Ryder Sound Services)
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