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Battle of Blood Island
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Wikipedia article
'Battle of Blood Island' is a 1960 American World War II war film filmed in Puerto Rico and directed by Joel Rapp. It was based on the 1958 short story 'Expect the Vandals' by Philip Roth.[https://rothsociety.academia.edu/DerekRoyal/Papers/157647/The_Blood_before_the_Stain_An_Interview_with_Joel_Rapp Derek Royal, 'The Blood before the Stain: An Interview with Joel Rapp', 'Philip Roth Studies' 2.1 (2006): 3-11.] accessed 15 June 2012 Filmgroup released the film, as a double feature with 'Ski Troop Attack'.
Roger Corman appears at the end of the movie as an American soldier.
Cast
*Richard Devon as Moe
*Ron Kennedy as Ken
Production
Corman put up $31,129.31 of the budget with $14,000 provided by Stan Bickman and Joel Rapp. The movie was shot in Puerto Rico at the same time as two other Corman productions: 'Last Woman on Earth' and 'Creature from the Haunted Sea'.
Corman later said that "it turned out very nicely; it was a good little picture."Ed. J. Philip di Franco, 'The Movie World of Roger Corman', Chelsea House Publishers, 1979 p 139
See also
*'Beach Red' (1967)
References
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