Beast of Blood (1970) - full transcript
A mad scientist creates a monster, but after its head is cut off, he keeps it alive in a serum he has invented.
(waves lapping)
(soft music)
(dramatic music)
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- [Captain] Glad to be
going home, huh, doc?
- Yes, very.
A little sorry to leave in a way, though.
- Think there'll be more
trouble on the island?
- I think that's over and done with.
What I meant was that, well,
with all the excitement,
I never had a chance to really
see the island, you know?
Get to know the people.
- [Captain] Well, they'll still be there
when they retire you.
(dramatic music)
(men groaning)
(water splashing)
(guns firing)
(Don Ramon grunting and growling)
(fire crackling)
(man speaking foreign language)
(explosion booming)
(water lapping)
(soft music)
(tense music)
(dramatic music)
(ship horn blowing)
- I figure we might as well
start getting your gear aboard.
Three crates and a couple of
smaller boxes, is that right?
- [Bill] Right, sorry I'm late.
- Okay.
Watch those cans.
(camera shutter clicking)
- [Myra] Welcome aboard, doctor.
I'm Myra Russell of the Honolulu Clarion.
- MJ Russell?
- Right.
- [Bill] What are you doing here?
- Running down a story.
You.
- If you're serious, Miss Russell,
I'm afraid you've taken
a long trip for nothing.
- You just proved I didn't.
- [Bill] What do you mean?
- Well, a man with nothing to hide
wouldn't have to be so evasive,
and he might even wonder
why I traveled 2,000 miles
just to meet him.
- I guess you're gonna find a story
whether there is one or not.
- Come on doctor, give me a little credit.
I don't rate a syndicated
byline for nothing.
I wrote you a couple of
times, six months ago.
- I remember.
- I wrote the foundation, too.
- Then I suppose they told
you what you wanted to know.
- What they wanted me to know?
They didn't say one word
about your first report
on Blood Island.
- What first report?
- The statement you made
while at the hospital here,
after you were rescued at sea.
- Well, I see you two have met.
- [Myra] Oh, I'm an old
fan of Dr. Foster's.
- [Bill] What time do we sail, captain?
- Right now.
- I was very ill at the time, Miss, uh,
it is Miss Russell?
I'm sorry we haven't got
more time to talk now,
but if you're still on mainland--
- Oh, we've got time, doctor.
We're fellow passengers on this trip.
Look, I don't want to crowd you,
but I've put a lot of
time and work into this.
And I don't believe that
what happened on Blood Island,
or what may still be happening there,
is your exclusive concern.
Now, if you want to
tell me about it, fine.
If not, I'll try not to get in your way.
- I'm sure you won't, Miss Russell.
Excuse me.
- [Captain] Cast off the bow lines!
(dramatic music)
- That isn't the same village.
- No, the tribe moved to this
place several months ago.
- Why?
- Better fishing, maybe.
(waves lapping)
(camera shutter clicking)
(peaceful music)
They seemed a bit more
friendly the last few times.
- Maybe they remember the doctor?
- Durangi, isn't it?
- [Laida] He is afraid of you.
- Why?
- The Evil One touched you.
The boat in which you
sailed away from here sank.
All drowned, except you.
- Who told him that?
- My father and I.
We found you there in the sea.
We brought you back to the old village.
You were nearly dead.
- It was you?
- My father and I.
Now he is gone.
The Evil One took him.
- Hey, what...
- [Laida] Is this your woman now?
- No, she's not, and this is a $200 camera.
- When I want picture
taken, I will tell you.
(woman speaking foreign language)
(Ramu speaking foreign language)
- I have to talk to Ramu.
- [Laida] I will get your
luggage to government house.
They'll be safe.
- I appreciate that.
I was kind of hoping you'd be
glad to see me, old friend.
- I have not been glad about
anything for a long time.
You accomplish nothing
by defying the Evil One.
- If the beast is still
alive, I'll find him.
Now, I can use your help
if you want to give it,
but you won't stop me.
- The green men have returned.
(dramatic music)
- Why don't you do that tomorrow?
Even if you get the transmitter working,
the chroma section closes at 10.
- [Bill] If you're all that well-informed,
you probably know I left the
foundation some months ago.
- Doctor, you're a sterling character
and a brilliant scientist,
but this cloak and dagger bit
just isn't your bag.
Here, I brought this for you.
- [Bill] Milk?
- Fresh out of the can.
I've had mine, and our
captain favors other kinds
of liquid refreshment.
- Thanks.
I, uh, I thought you were going to bed,
if you can call it that.
-I am.
Right now.
Good night.
' Myra?
It's very good.
- Why doctor, you'll turn my head.
(generator humming)
(suspenseful music)
- [Captain] What happened?
- Nothing, maybe.
I'll check the generator.
Stay here.
- Bill?
- [Captain] He went out to fix
the generator, Miss Russell.
Anything I can do?
- No.
It's... it's all right.
- [Captain] Nothing to worry about.
- No, I'll just go back to bed.
Good night, captain.
- Good night.
(Myra screaming)
(dramatic music)
(gun firing)
(man groaning)
(birds chirping)
- No one has come here since the fire.
(camera shutter clicking)
(dramatic music)
- Somebody's been here, all right.
- None of my people.
I'm sure of it.
- Over here!
Hand me that flashlight.
(dramatic music)
Stay close.
(Myra screaming)
Myra, are you all right?
(snake hissing)
(gun firing)
Can you get UP?
- I warned you about the place.
- Well, you were wrong.
Evil spirits don't spread evil people
to steal wires or set traps.
The house hasn't been abandoned,
it's just been rigged up to
scare people, that's all.
Was Dr. Lorca's body ever found?
- No, I told you, no one,
none of my people have
come here since the fire.
That tunnel under the
house must have collapsed
and buried him.
- But nobody knows for sure?
And Don Ramon survived.
I think we should keep
a watch on this place.
We could start tonight.
- No.
- Ramu, look, don't you see
that someone is trying to
exploit your fears for a purpose?
And they're using the Lopez house.
That's why they're so anxious
to keep you out of the place.
- No, my people would not hear of it.
If anything happened, I
will be blamed for it.
- All right, I'll come back by myself.
- No, I'll come with you.
- Can you spare a couple of men to guard
the government house tonight?
Because obviously, we can't
bring Miss Russell with us.
- [Myra] Oh yes, you can.
- Now look, we don't know
what we're up against.
In case something goes wrong,
at least one of us can
get back to the mainland.
- Hey, now.
- [Bill] Yes, captain?
- Oh, forget it.
- Ramu?
- Yes, of course.
- Don't mention what we've
talked about to anybody.
(insects chirping)
- Is there a backdoor?
- Circle on around there on the left.
- Careful.
Don't turn on the light.
There is some shared
laundry chutes over there.
- [Bill] What are you doing here?
- I already told you, I
followed you from the village.
- [Bill] You're wasting your time.
- I have plenty of time.
We're standing in the open.
Follow me.
(tense music)
- Razak?
(gun firing)
- What is it?
(Bill grunting)
- [Captain] Doc, Dr. Foster?
- Down here.
Did you see anybody leave by the back way?
- No.
There's been some trouble at the village.
- Is it Myra?
- They took her away.
The guard outside was also Killed.
The green men did this.
- Did anyone see them?
- [Ramu] No one.
We don't even know how
long they've been gone.
- Where would they take her?
- I do not know.
No one knows where the
green men come from.
There are no tracks of any kind outside,
and the ground is hard and dry.
- There's one small chance.
Razak is mixed up in this.
We saw him a little while
ago at the Lopez mansion.
And there's only one way
he could have gotten out:
Through the tunnel.
(suspenseful music)
(water rushing)
(insects chirping)
- [Ramu] She's not with them.
- She will be.
(men speaking foreign
language and laughing)
There's too many of them.
- [Captain] Maybe if we
picked off the leader?
- No, we can't risk it.
What do you think now, Ramu?
There weren't any green men in that bunch.
- [Ramu] What do you want to do?
- I'll follow 'em, alone.
The captain will go
back with you for help.
He's got a few guns aboard ship.
- And at least three men
who know how to handle 'em.
Ramu, how many men can you bring along
that are willing to fight?
- Nine or 10, perhaps a dozen.
- We're gonna need all we can get.
They got a camp in these
mountains somewhere
and there's bound to
be more of them there.
(water splashing)
When you get ready to
start lookin' for me,
start over there, across the stream.
I'll leave a trail so you can follow it.
Do me a favor captain, huh?
Don't stop at any
cantinas on the way back.
(captain laughing)
I said I was traveling alone.
- Have you ever been in
these mountains before?
- Not these mountains, no.
- Well, I have.
(water rushing)
(suspenseful music)
(Razak grunting)
(man speaking foreign language)
(rope crunching)
(guard snoring)
(guard shouting in foreign language)
(dramatic music)
(gun firing)
- Run!
(guns firing)
- Come on!
(Myra screaming)
(Myra shouting)
- Help!
Oh no, no, no, please help!
(gun firing)
(man speaking foreign language)
- They're going back.
(Myra whimpering)
- Oh, oh please, don't!
Oh please, don't!
(Myra sobbing)
(men speaking foreign language)
(water rushing)
- At sunrise, the men who stayed behind
will start looking for us.
One of us has to go back to the village
and leave a trail for them to follow.
- No, we'll lose Myra.
- No, the ground here is wet.
And it will not be hard
to pick up their trail.
As soon as you have led
the men away from you,
I'll start to follow Razak.
- No, not a chance.
You're going back to the village.
Look, for one thing, I don't know
if I can find my way back here again.
And for another, I don't
want to take a chance on you
falling into Razak's hands.
- The risk is the same,
whether I go or stay.
- Maybe.
But I've got a hunch that
they want to talk to me.
I don't think they'll hurt me.
Not now, anyway.
- Why not?
- [Bill] Just a hunch.
We got about four hours 'til daybreak.
You better try and get some rest.
(soft music)
- [Laida] How long have
you known that woman?
- [Bin] Who, Myra?
I met her the day we set for the mainland.
Why?
- She likes you.
- I'm glad to hear it.
- You don't care?
- You know, considering
the time, the place,
and the situation, you
can sure think of some
funny things to talk about.
- Why?
Love is always interesting, is it not?
I know about the woman who
was with you the last time,
and how she died.
Do you blame yourself for it?
- It wouldn't make a
difference if I did, would it?
- Did you love her?
- Yes.
- How long has it been
since you were with a woman?
- I could ask you how you
meant that, but I won't.
Now, I'm gonna get some sleep.
(dramatic music)
(soft music)
I'm sorry.
[ Feel ks & fool.
(suspenseful music)
- Have the woman brought to my quarters.
(dramatic music)
Good morning, Don Ramon.
[ Hope you slept well?
Believe me, I know how
difficult this must be for you.
I cannot pretend to be
surprised at your anger.
I can only promise it
won't be for much longer.
How much longer depends a
great deal on your attitude.
You and I both know that
you're now fully capable
of rational thought and speech,
with reasons which elude me,
you choose to remain silent.
And really, it gains you nothing.
Your personal feelings towards me
shouldn't enter into it at all.
Whatever you may think of me,
I'm still your only chance, as
I have been for a long time.
Think about this, I beg you.
- You're Dr. Lorca?
- Yes.
And you're Myra Russell.
Reporter for the not-so
distinguished Honolulu Clarion.
I don't suppose it's necessary to ask
what bought you to this island?
- I might ask what you want with me?
- I'm not sure I can give
you a straight answer
to that question right now.
The immediate reason for your abduction
was a tactical one.
I hadn't counted on meeting
your friend, Dr. Foster, again.
He is a somewhat reckless sort of person,
and I felt that if he was
really bent on seeing me,
I should give him good reason
to approach him with caution.
- You may have taken a
great deal of trouble
for nothing, doctor.
- Yes, well, it wouldn't
be the first time.
You must be tired and hungry.
I'm afraid our guest facilities here
are somewhat limited, Miss Russell.
But we'll try to make you
as comfortable as possible.
Razak.
Razak will attend to your needs.
- Doctor, I think there's some
things I ought to explain.
- We'll have plenty of
time to discuss them later.
Good day.
(suspenseful music)
(man screaming)
(tense music)
(gun firing)
(gun firing)
(man groaning)
(choking)
(Ramu speaking foreign language)
(woman speaking foreign language)
- It's all right.
- [Captain] Where's Bill?
- He went on ahead.
We must hurry.
He's in great danger at the moment.
(Ramu speaking foreign language)
- [Ramu] Let's go.
- [Dr. Lorca] Where are your men?
- Dead...
- And Dr. Foster?
The foreigner!
How many are with him?
- I don't know.
It was too fast.
I saw only one man, the foreigner.
And my orders were to take him alive.
I couldn't do it alone.
(Razak shouting and grunting)
- No, Razak, we don't need
to send out anymore men.
I expect Dr. Foster to
arrive very shortly.
It's a pity.
We've never been able to find a good cook
willing to work under the, uh,
unusual conditions we offer.
Of course, living comfortably
isn't one of our main concerns here.
- Keeping out curious
outsiders being more important?
- Yes.
You find that reprehensible, evidently.
- I saw a kind of jailhouse outside.
I didn't get much of a look at--
- We have a number of other
equally interesting features here,
that you'll notice soon enough.
All of which will serve
to confirm conclusions
that you already formed before you came.
- And what are your personal
views on murder, doctor?
- If I'm caught before I've
completed my experiments,
or after I've completed them and failed,
I shall be regarded as a conscienceless,
sadistic mass murderer, and
be dealt with accordingly.
If I succeed, I shall be a selfless,
dedicated hero of humanity,
beyond a shadow of a doubt.
And whichever way it goes,
there will be a solid body of evidence
to support either judgment.
Beyond that simple notion,
I have no personal views on murder,
or conscience, or justice.
How is the patient?
(Razak grunting)
The operation will go on as scheduled.
Seven o'clock in the morning.
Would you care to go for a
little walk, Miss Russell?
- [Myra] No thank you, Dr. Lorca.
I'd like to rest.
- As you wish.
It was very kind of you
to join me here tonight.
And I'm grateful for it.
Razak will take you back to your quarters.
Good night.
- [Bill] What's on the
other side of that mountain?
- No one knows.
This whole region is taboo.
It is the world of the Evil One, it is--
- Just more mountains, that's all.
My father did not believe in taboo.
He brought me here for the first time
when I was a little girl.
Between that mountain and the
next one is another plain,
beside a river.
- Well, that's where their camp is.
That's where they've taken Myra.
There's a narrow pass over there
between those two low ridges.
And a trail that starts about
there that leads into it,
and then over the top.
They've got an outpost
guarding the path from the top,
so we don't stand a chance
of getting in that way.
Hmm, we're gonna have to
think of something else.
Early tomorrow morning, I'm
gonna start out up that trail.
Alone.
If it is Lorca out there,
I don't think he'd have me killed
without trying to figure
out what I'm doing here.
- And if it is not Lorca?
- I think it is.
I'm wiling to gamble on it.
He let me get this far.
I think there's a reason for it.
- [Captain] So what's
the rest of the plan?
- Tomorrow night, just
as soon as it gets dark,
the rest of you, cross
the clearing single-file
just as quietly as you can,
and climb that side of the mountain,
about a couple of hundred
yards to the left of the pass.
Now, when you get to the top,
captain, you and your men go
down to the river and cross it
and try to infiltrate the camp
and find out where Myra
and I are being held
before it gets light at daybreak.
Ramu, you and your men hit the outpost
at the top of the pass,
and make just as much
noise about it as you can.
When the action starts, captain,
you try and get us sprung,
if you know where we are.
(dramatic music)
Still angry with me?
- I was never angry with you.
Uncomfortable, perhaps, but not angry.
But, very uncomfortable.
- I'm not a good man, Laida.
But I don't think I could make love to you
without binding myself.
I'm not ready for that.
- I ask for no promises.
- I know.
- You are good, and you are a man.
I'll be sad for a long
time that you are not mine.
Better go away now.
You are making me uncomfortable again.
(tense music)
(liquid burbling)
(electronic warbling)
(tense music)
(electronic warbling)
(liquid burbling)
- The donor is dead.
Reactivate the artificial head.
(electronic warbling)
Razak, you go.
It may be our visitor.
(Bill breathing heavily)
- Is the doctor in?
(prisoners groaning)
Well doctor, frankly, I was
kind of hoping you'd retired.
- [Dr. Lorca] You never cease
to surprise me, Dr. Foster.
This is quite an impressive
gambit you've opened.
- You all right?
- Oh, Dr. Lorca's been
a most obliging host.
- Oh, he's never anything but.
- What brings you to Blood
Island this time, doctor?
- Well basically, I came here to gather
some more information
about your experiments.
Your old experiments, that is.
- That is before you began to suspect
that I was still alive.
After that, you came into
the jungle to hunt me down,
and kill me?
- Hardly that, it never occurred
to me to even come this far
until you had Miss Russell kidnapped.
That's not too strong a word, is it?
- It covers the situation.
- [Bill] May I ask why you did that?
- It was rather, uh, a spur
of the moment decision.
It seemed a little easier to
arrange than kidnapping you.
- It might have been easier all around
to just invite me here.
- Ah, now.
You know what a devious
mind I have, doctor.
I would never think of that.
- I believe you have something
to show me, Dr. Lorca.
- Certainly.
If you'll be good enough to come with me.
The three of us survived
the explosion of the cave
by the merest fluke.
Most of the blast was
directed outwards, you see,
so that the cave was heavily damaged.
But as you must have noticed,
the tunnel that I had
built from the basement
of the Lopez house, hardly touched at all.
Fortunately, Razak was there to help me.
He carried me back into the house.
Don Ramon, as you know, escaped.
Razak nursed me back to health.
I have, over the years,
given him a rather
sketchy medical education,
but enough of one apparently
to save my own life.
How long ago was that?
Less than a year, surely.
This is what I have
managed to do in that time.
About three months ago, we finally managed
to find Don Ramon and restrain him.
That wasn't too difficult.
He was more dead than alive.
This recovery was slow,
but even then, it was clear
that his predilection for violence
was in no way diminished.
This is how I stabilized the situation.
It took a great deal of effort
to obtain the equipment I
needed, but uh, it was done.
One promising result of
this phase of the experiment
is that the pernicious
side-effects of chlorophyll
on the body itself had been arrested.
And every time, the body's alive,
but it's merely vegetating.
It cannot be activated
without a guided intelligence,
which cannot be provided
by a mechanical device.
On the other hand, Don
Ramon's head cannot, as yet,
be safely returned to his body.
- So you've gone back to experimenting
with human beings again?
- Oh, yes.
Your original judgment has
been thoroughly vindicated.
I'm madder than ever.
- [Bill] It may surprise
you to know, doctor,
that I'm not as sure
of that as I once was.
- Humoring him won't get you anywhere.
- I'm not trying to.
You see, it's all very
well to have principles,
as long as you never
have to fight for them.
When that happens in the kind
of world that we live in,
you're liable to run into
a few unpleasant surprises,
like getting your throat cut
by the very people that
you're fighting for.
- You'll allow me a few reservations
on that statement, doctor.
- You're entitled to them.
The foundation fired me six months ago.
' Yes'?
My information was that you resigned.
- Let's say I wasn't
offered much of a choice.
- Razak, will you escort
Dr. Foster and Miss Russell
to their fortress, and
see to the doctor's needs?
Perhaps we could have another talk later.
What did you think of that, Don Ramon?
Our Dr. Foster seems to have grown
a little more complicated, hasn't he?
Be as stubborn as you like, old friend.
The day may come when I no
longer have need of you.
- The day may come soon...
Lorca...
(dramatic music)
- [Bill] How'd it go?
- What difference does it make?
- [Bill] Well, what did he Say?
- Well, he made what he
called a practical suggestion.
He, uh, suggested that I
become his woman for a while
and try to give him a child.
Nothing personal, mind
you, just mutual insurance.
- [Bill] What?
- It came to him as kind of a
passing thought over dessert.
As things stand, he
couldn't very well let me go
and trust me to keep my mouth shut.
On the other hand, he wouldn't
want to have me killed.
Whereas, if he had some kind of pledge--
- I get the picture.
- Oh, that's not all.
He Said that if I didn't think that
that was such a hot idea,
it'd be okay to have a
child by you instead.
- That's quite a mind he's got.
He cuts right to the bare bones of things.
- If you are laughing at
me, I swear I'll kill you.
- I'm not.
He's not going to lay a hand on you, Myra.
I promise you that.
- Well, what was all that stuff
you were giving him this morning?
- You think I walked
into this slaughterhouse
on the chance that Lorca
might have a job for me?
Are you as crazy as he is?
- You don't have to yell at me.
- Well, talk sense, then.
- [Myra] Why did you come?
- For better reasons than
you give me credit for.
- I'm too scared to think straight.
- Myra, I'll get you out of here.
Just don't fall apart on me
because I'm gonna need your help.
- [Myra] Nothing personal on that either.
- If you say so.
- I never thought I
could be this frightened.
Listen, next time you charge in
and decide to rescue some
knuckleheaded damsel in distress,
you better think twice.
(soft music)
(upbeat gentle music)
(suspenseful music)
(Razak grunting)
(prisoners whimpering
and breathing heavily)
(suspenseful music)
(man grunting)
(man speaking foreign language)
(goat bleating)
(man speaking foreign language)
(electronic warbling)
(water rushing)
(dramatic music)
(explosion booming)
(guns firing)
(explosion booming)
- [Dr. Lorca] What?
Razak, there's a flashlight
in the cabinet behind you.
Ry
Start the auxiliary generator.
(explosions booming)
(guns firing)
(man groaning)
- Stay here!
(men groaning)
(guns firing)
(electronic warbling)
- Go out and stop them.
Razak, kill Dr. Foster first.
(dramatic music)
(guns firing)
(explosions booming)
(Myra groaning)
- Let go of me!
(man screaming)
(man gasping)
(man groaning)
(prisoners groaning)
(Laida speaking foreign language)
(prisoner groaning softly)
- It's either jammed or disconnected.
- [Captain] The only thing
we've got that'll jar that open
is a charge of dynamite.
- Set it up.
There's solid rock in there.
There's no other way in or out.
(tense music)
- No...
- We can talk now, Lorca...
(Dr. Lorca groaning)
Talk to me now, Lorca...
- Stop this at once!
Stop before you destroy yourself!
Get back!
(Don Ramon laughing)
(electricity crackling)
(explosion booming)
- Let's get outta here!
Let's get outta here!
(dramatic music)
(fires crackling)
(explosion booming)
- [Ramu] Doctor, those papers you took,
what will you do with them?
- Nothing at all, I hope.
Come on.
(soft music)
(dramatic music)
(soft music)
- [Captain] Glad to be
going home, huh, doc?
- Yes, very.
A little sorry to leave in a way, though.
- Think there'll be more
trouble on the island?
- I think that's over and done with.
What I meant was that, well,
with all the excitement,
I never had a chance to really
see the island, you know?
Get to know the people.
- [Captain] Well, they'll still be there
when they retire you.
(dramatic music)
(men groaning)
(water splashing)
(guns firing)
(Don Ramon grunting and growling)
(fire crackling)
(man speaking foreign language)
(explosion booming)
(water lapping)
(soft music)
(tense music)
(dramatic music)
(ship horn blowing)
- I figure we might as well
start getting your gear aboard.
Three crates and a couple of
smaller boxes, is that right?
- [Bill] Right, sorry I'm late.
- Okay.
Watch those cans.
(camera shutter clicking)
- [Myra] Welcome aboard, doctor.
I'm Myra Russell of the Honolulu Clarion.
- MJ Russell?
- Right.
- [Bill] What are you doing here?
- Running down a story.
You.
- If you're serious, Miss Russell,
I'm afraid you've taken
a long trip for nothing.
- You just proved I didn't.
- [Bill] What do you mean?
- Well, a man with nothing to hide
wouldn't have to be so evasive,
and he might even wonder
why I traveled 2,000 miles
just to meet him.
- I guess you're gonna find a story
whether there is one or not.
- Come on doctor, give me a little credit.
I don't rate a syndicated
byline for nothing.
I wrote you a couple of
times, six months ago.
- I remember.
- I wrote the foundation, too.
- Then I suppose they told
you what you wanted to know.
- What they wanted me to know?
They didn't say one word
about your first report
on Blood Island.
- What first report?
- The statement you made
while at the hospital here,
after you were rescued at sea.
- Well, I see you two have met.
- [Myra] Oh, I'm an old
fan of Dr. Foster's.
- [Bill] What time do we sail, captain?
- Right now.
- I was very ill at the time, Miss, uh,
it is Miss Russell?
I'm sorry we haven't got
more time to talk now,
but if you're still on mainland--
- Oh, we've got time, doctor.
We're fellow passengers on this trip.
Look, I don't want to crowd you,
but I've put a lot of
time and work into this.
And I don't believe that
what happened on Blood Island,
or what may still be happening there,
is your exclusive concern.
Now, if you want to
tell me about it, fine.
If not, I'll try not to get in your way.
- I'm sure you won't, Miss Russell.
Excuse me.
- [Captain] Cast off the bow lines!
(dramatic music)
- That isn't the same village.
- No, the tribe moved to this
place several months ago.
- Why?
- Better fishing, maybe.
(waves lapping)
(camera shutter clicking)
(peaceful music)
They seemed a bit more
friendly the last few times.
- Maybe they remember the doctor?
- Durangi, isn't it?
- [Laida] He is afraid of you.
- Why?
- The Evil One touched you.
The boat in which you
sailed away from here sank.
All drowned, except you.
- Who told him that?
- My father and I.
We found you there in the sea.
We brought you back to the old village.
You were nearly dead.
- It was you?
- My father and I.
Now he is gone.
The Evil One took him.
- Hey, what...
- [Laida] Is this your woman now?
- No, she's not, and this is a $200 camera.
- When I want picture
taken, I will tell you.
(woman speaking foreign language)
(Ramu speaking foreign language)
- I have to talk to Ramu.
- [Laida] I will get your
luggage to government house.
They'll be safe.
- I appreciate that.
I was kind of hoping you'd be
glad to see me, old friend.
- I have not been glad about
anything for a long time.
You accomplish nothing
by defying the Evil One.
- If the beast is still
alive, I'll find him.
Now, I can use your help
if you want to give it,
but you won't stop me.
- The green men have returned.
(dramatic music)
- Why don't you do that tomorrow?
Even if you get the transmitter working,
the chroma section closes at 10.
- [Bill] If you're all that well-informed,
you probably know I left the
foundation some months ago.
- Doctor, you're a sterling character
and a brilliant scientist,
but this cloak and dagger bit
just isn't your bag.
Here, I brought this for you.
- [Bill] Milk?
- Fresh out of the can.
I've had mine, and our
captain favors other kinds
of liquid refreshment.
- Thanks.
I, uh, I thought you were going to bed,
if you can call it that.
-I am.
Right now.
Good night.
' Myra?
It's very good.
- Why doctor, you'll turn my head.
(generator humming)
(suspenseful music)
- [Captain] What happened?
- Nothing, maybe.
I'll check the generator.
Stay here.
- Bill?
- [Captain] He went out to fix
the generator, Miss Russell.
Anything I can do?
- No.
It's... it's all right.
- [Captain] Nothing to worry about.
- No, I'll just go back to bed.
Good night, captain.
- Good night.
(Myra screaming)
(dramatic music)
(gun firing)
(man groaning)
(birds chirping)
- No one has come here since the fire.
(camera shutter clicking)
(dramatic music)
- Somebody's been here, all right.
- None of my people.
I'm sure of it.
- Over here!
Hand me that flashlight.
(dramatic music)
Stay close.
(Myra screaming)
Myra, are you all right?
(snake hissing)
(gun firing)
Can you get UP?
- I warned you about the place.
- Well, you were wrong.
Evil spirits don't spread evil people
to steal wires or set traps.
The house hasn't been abandoned,
it's just been rigged up to
scare people, that's all.
Was Dr. Lorca's body ever found?
- No, I told you, no one,
none of my people have
come here since the fire.
That tunnel under the
house must have collapsed
and buried him.
- But nobody knows for sure?
And Don Ramon survived.
I think we should keep
a watch on this place.
We could start tonight.
- No.
- Ramu, look, don't you see
that someone is trying to
exploit your fears for a purpose?
And they're using the Lopez house.
That's why they're so anxious
to keep you out of the place.
- No, my people would not hear of it.
If anything happened, I
will be blamed for it.
- All right, I'll come back by myself.
- No, I'll come with you.
- Can you spare a couple of men to guard
the government house tonight?
Because obviously, we can't
bring Miss Russell with us.
- [Myra] Oh yes, you can.
- Now look, we don't know
what we're up against.
In case something goes wrong,
at least one of us can
get back to the mainland.
- Hey, now.
- [Bill] Yes, captain?
- Oh, forget it.
- Ramu?
- Yes, of course.
- Don't mention what we've
talked about to anybody.
(insects chirping)
- Is there a backdoor?
- Circle on around there on the left.
- Careful.
Don't turn on the light.
There is some shared
laundry chutes over there.
- [Bill] What are you doing here?
- I already told you, I
followed you from the village.
- [Bill] You're wasting your time.
- I have plenty of time.
We're standing in the open.
Follow me.
(tense music)
- Razak?
(gun firing)
- What is it?
(Bill grunting)
- [Captain] Doc, Dr. Foster?
- Down here.
Did you see anybody leave by the back way?
- No.
There's been some trouble at the village.
- Is it Myra?
- They took her away.
The guard outside was also Killed.
The green men did this.
- Did anyone see them?
- [Ramu] No one.
We don't even know how
long they've been gone.
- Where would they take her?
- I do not know.
No one knows where the
green men come from.
There are no tracks of any kind outside,
and the ground is hard and dry.
- There's one small chance.
Razak is mixed up in this.
We saw him a little while
ago at the Lopez mansion.
And there's only one way
he could have gotten out:
Through the tunnel.
(suspenseful music)
(water rushing)
(insects chirping)
- [Ramu] She's not with them.
- She will be.
(men speaking foreign
language and laughing)
There's too many of them.
- [Captain] Maybe if we
picked off the leader?
- No, we can't risk it.
What do you think now, Ramu?
There weren't any green men in that bunch.
- [Ramu] What do you want to do?
- I'll follow 'em, alone.
The captain will go
back with you for help.
He's got a few guns aboard ship.
- And at least three men
who know how to handle 'em.
Ramu, how many men can you bring along
that are willing to fight?
- Nine or 10, perhaps a dozen.
- We're gonna need all we can get.
They got a camp in these
mountains somewhere
and there's bound to
be more of them there.
(water splashing)
When you get ready to
start lookin' for me,
start over there, across the stream.
I'll leave a trail so you can follow it.
Do me a favor captain, huh?
Don't stop at any
cantinas on the way back.
(captain laughing)
I said I was traveling alone.
- Have you ever been in
these mountains before?
- Not these mountains, no.
- Well, I have.
(water rushing)
(suspenseful music)
(Razak grunting)
(man speaking foreign language)
(rope crunching)
(guard snoring)
(guard shouting in foreign language)
(dramatic music)
(gun firing)
- Run!
(guns firing)
- Come on!
(Myra screaming)
(Myra shouting)
- Help!
Oh no, no, no, please help!
(gun firing)
(man speaking foreign language)
- They're going back.
(Myra whimpering)
- Oh, oh please, don't!
Oh please, don't!
(Myra sobbing)
(men speaking foreign language)
(water rushing)
- At sunrise, the men who stayed behind
will start looking for us.
One of us has to go back to the village
and leave a trail for them to follow.
- No, we'll lose Myra.
- No, the ground here is wet.
And it will not be hard
to pick up their trail.
As soon as you have led
the men away from you,
I'll start to follow Razak.
- No, not a chance.
You're going back to the village.
Look, for one thing, I don't know
if I can find my way back here again.
And for another, I don't
want to take a chance on you
falling into Razak's hands.
- The risk is the same,
whether I go or stay.
- Maybe.
But I've got a hunch that
they want to talk to me.
I don't think they'll hurt me.
Not now, anyway.
- Why not?
- [Bill] Just a hunch.
We got about four hours 'til daybreak.
You better try and get some rest.
(soft music)
- [Laida] How long have
you known that woman?
- [Bin] Who, Myra?
I met her the day we set for the mainland.
Why?
- She likes you.
- I'm glad to hear it.
- You don't care?
- You know, considering
the time, the place,
and the situation, you
can sure think of some
funny things to talk about.
- Why?
Love is always interesting, is it not?
I know about the woman who
was with you the last time,
and how she died.
Do you blame yourself for it?
- It wouldn't make a
difference if I did, would it?
- Did you love her?
- Yes.
- How long has it been
since you were with a woman?
- I could ask you how you
meant that, but I won't.
Now, I'm gonna get some sleep.
(dramatic music)
(soft music)
I'm sorry.
[ Feel ks & fool.
(suspenseful music)
- Have the woman brought to my quarters.
(dramatic music)
Good morning, Don Ramon.
[ Hope you slept well?
Believe me, I know how
difficult this must be for you.
I cannot pretend to be
surprised at your anger.
I can only promise it
won't be for much longer.
How much longer depends a
great deal on your attitude.
You and I both know that
you're now fully capable
of rational thought and speech,
with reasons which elude me,
you choose to remain silent.
And really, it gains you nothing.
Your personal feelings towards me
shouldn't enter into it at all.
Whatever you may think of me,
I'm still your only chance, as
I have been for a long time.
Think about this, I beg you.
- You're Dr. Lorca?
- Yes.
And you're Myra Russell.
Reporter for the not-so
distinguished Honolulu Clarion.
I don't suppose it's necessary to ask
what bought you to this island?
- I might ask what you want with me?
- I'm not sure I can give
you a straight answer
to that question right now.
The immediate reason for your abduction
was a tactical one.
I hadn't counted on meeting
your friend, Dr. Foster, again.
He is a somewhat reckless sort of person,
and I felt that if he was
really bent on seeing me,
I should give him good reason
to approach him with caution.
- You may have taken a
great deal of trouble
for nothing, doctor.
- Yes, well, it wouldn't
be the first time.
You must be tired and hungry.
I'm afraid our guest facilities here
are somewhat limited, Miss Russell.
But we'll try to make you
as comfortable as possible.
Razak.
Razak will attend to your needs.
- Doctor, I think there's some
things I ought to explain.
- We'll have plenty of
time to discuss them later.
Good day.
(suspenseful music)
(man screaming)
(tense music)
(gun firing)
(gun firing)
(man groaning)
(choking)
(Ramu speaking foreign language)
(woman speaking foreign language)
- It's all right.
- [Captain] Where's Bill?
- He went on ahead.
We must hurry.
He's in great danger at the moment.
(Ramu speaking foreign language)
- [Ramu] Let's go.
- [Dr. Lorca] Where are your men?
- Dead...
- And Dr. Foster?
The foreigner!
How many are with him?
- I don't know.
It was too fast.
I saw only one man, the foreigner.
And my orders were to take him alive.
I couldn't do it alone.
(Razak shouting and grunting)
- No, Razak, we don't need
to send out anymore men.
I expect Dr. Foster to
arrive very shortly.
It's a pity.
We've never been able to find a good cook
willing to work under the, uh,
unusual conditions we offer.
Of course, living comfortably
isn't one of our main concerns here.
- Keeping out curious
outsiders being more important?
- Yes.
You find that reprehensible, evidently.
- I saw a kind of jailhouse outside.
I didn't get much of a look at--
- We have a number of other
equally interesting features here,
that you'll notice soon enough.
All of which will serve
to confirm conclusions
that you already formed before you came.
- And what are your personal
views on murder, doctor?
- If I'm caught before I've
completed my experiments,
or after I've completed them and failed,
I shall be regarded as a conscienceless,
sadistic mass murderer, and
be dealt with accordingly.
If I succeed, I shall be a selfless,
dedicated hero of humanity,
beyond a shadow of a doubt.
And whichever way it goes,
there will be a solid body of evidence
to support either judgment.
Beyond that simple notion,
I have no personal views on murder,
or conscience, or justice.
How is the patient?
(Razak grunting)
The operation will go on as scheduled.
Seven o'clock in the morning.
Would you care to go for a
little walk, Miss Russell?
- [Myra] No thank you, Dr. Lorca.
I'd like to rest.
- As you wish.
It was very kind of you
to join me here tonight.
And I'm grateful for it.
Razak will take you back to your quarters.
Good night.
- [Bill] What's on the
other side of that mountain?
- No one knows.
This whole region is taboo.
It is the world of the Evil One, it is--
- Just more mountains, that's all.
My father did not believe in taboo.
He brought me here for the first time
when I was a little girl.
Between that mountain and the
next one is another plain,
beside a river.
- Well, that's where their camp is.
That's where they've taken Myra.
There's a narrow pass over there
between those two low ridges.
And a trail that starts about
there that leads into it,
and then over the top.
They've got an outpost
guarding the path from the top,
so we don't stand a chance
of getting in that way.
Hmm, we're gonna have to
think of something else.
Early tomorrow morning, I'm
gonna start out up that trail.
Alone.
If it is Lorca out there,
I don't think he'd have me killed
without trying to figure
out what I'm doing here.
- And if it is not Lorca?
- I think it is.
I'm wiling to gamble on it.
He let me get this far.
I think there's a reason for it.
- [Captain] So what's
the rest of the plan?
- Tomorrow night, just
as soon as it gets dark,
the rest of you, cross
the clearing single-file
just as quietly as you can,
and climb that side of the mountain,
about a couple of hundred
yards to the left of the pass.
Now, when you get to the top,
captain, you and your men go
down to the river and cross it
and try to infiltrate the camp
and find out where Myra
and I are being held
before it gets light at daybreak.
Ramu, you and your men hit the outpost
at the top of the pass,
and make just as much
noise about it as you can.
When the action starts, captain,
you try and get us sprung,
if you know where we are.
(dramatic music)
Still angry with me?
- I was never angry with you.
Uncomfortable, perhaps, but not angry.
But, very uncomfortable.
- I'm not a good man, Laida.
But I don't think I could make love to you
without binding myself.
I'm not ready for that.
- I ask for no promises.
- I know.
- You are good, and you are a man.
I'll be sad for a long
time that you are not mine.
Better go away now.
You are making me uncomfortable again.
(tense music)
(liquid burbling)
(electronic warbling)
(tense music)
(electronic warbling)
(liquid burbling)
- The donor is dead.
Reactivate the artificial head.
(electronic warbling)
Razak, you go.
It may be our visitor.
(Bill breathing heavily)
- Is the doctor in?
(prisoners groaning)
Well doctor, frankly, I was
kind of hoping you'd retired.
- [Dr. Lorca] You never cease
to surprise me, Dr. Foster.
This is quite an impressive
gambit you've opened.
- You all right?
- Oh, Dr. Lorca's been
a most obliging host.
- Oh, he's never anything but.
- What brings you to Blood
Island this time, doctor?
- Well basically, I came here to gather
some more information
about your experiments.
Your old experiments, that is.
- That is before you began to suspect
that I was still alive.
After that, you came into
the jungle to hunt me down,
and kill me?
- Hardly that, it never occurred
to me to even come this far
until you had Miss Russell kidnapped.
That's not too strong a word, is it?
- It covers the situation.
- [Bill] May I ask why you did that?
- It was rather, uh, a spur
of the moment decision.
It seemed a little easier to
arrange than kidnapping you.
- It might have been easier all around
to just invite me here.
- Ah, now.
You know what a devious
mind I have, doctor.
I would never think of that.
- I believe you have something
to show me, Dr. Lorca.
- Certainly.
If you'll be good enough to come with me.
The three of us survived
the explosion of the cave
by the merest fluke.
Most of the blast was
directed outwards, you see,
so that the cave was heavily damaged.
But as you must have noticed,
the tunnel that I had
built from the basement
of the Lopez house, hardly touched at all.
Fortunately, Razak was there to help me.
He carried me back into the house.
Don Ramon, as you know, escaped.
Razak nursed me back to health.
I have, over the years,
given him a rather
sketchy medical education,
but enough of one apparently
to save my own life.
How long ago was that?
Less than a year, surely.
This is what I have
managed to do in that time.
About three months ago, we finally managed
to find Don Ramon and restrain him.
That wasn't too difficult.
He was more dead than alive.
This recovery was slow,
but even then, it was clear
that his predilection for violence
was in no way diminished.
This is how I stabilized the situation.
It took a great deal of effort
to obtain the equipment I
needed, but uh, it was done.
One promising result of
this phase of the experiment
is that the pernicious
side-effects of chlorophyll
on the body itself had been arrested.
And every time, the body's alive,
but it's merely vegetating.
It cannot be activated
without a guided intelligence,
which cannot be provided
by a mechanical device.
On the other hand, Don
Ramon's head cannot, as yet,
be safely returned to his body.
- So you've gone back to experimenting
with human beings again?
- Oh, yes.
Your original judgment has
been thoroughly vindicated.
I'm madder than ever.
- [Bill] It may surprise
you to know, doctor,
that I'm not as sure
of that as I once was.
- Humoring him won't get you anywhere.
- I'm not trying to.
You see, it's all very
well to have principles,
as long as you never
have to fight for them.
When that happens in the kind
of world that we live in,
you're liable to run into
a few unpleasant surprises,
like getting your throat cut
by the very people that
you're fighting for.
- You'll allow me a few reservations
on that statement, doctor.
- You're entitled to them.
The foundation fired me six months ago.
' Yes'?
My information was that you resigned.
- Let's say I wasn't
offered much of a choice.
- Razak, will you escort
Dr. Foster and Miss Russell
to their fortress, and
see to the doctor's needs?
Perhaps we could have another talk later.
What did you think of that, Don Ramon?
Our Dr. Foster seems to have grown
a little more complicated, hasn't he?
Be as stubborn as you like, old friend.
The day may come when I no
longer have need of you.
- The day may come soon...
Lorca...
(dramatic music)
- [Bill] How'd it go?
- What difference does it make?
- [Bill] Well, what did he Say?
- Well, he made what he
called a practical suggestion.
He, uh, suggested that I
become his woman for a while
and try to give him a child.
Nothing personal, mind
you, just mutual insurance.
- [Bill] What?
- It came to him as kind of a
passing thought over dessert.
As things stand, he
couldn't very well let me go
and trust me to keep my mouth shut.
On the other hand, he wouldn't
want to have me killed.
Whereas, if he had some kind of pledge--
- I get the picture.
- Oh, that's not all.
He Said that if I didn't think that
that was such a hot idea,
it'd be okay to have a
child by you instead.
- That's quite a mind he's got.
He cuts right to the bare bones of things.
- If you are laughing at
me, I swear I'll kill you.
- I'm not.
He's not going to lay a hand on you, Myra.
I promise you that.
- Well, what was all that stuff
you were giving him this morning?
- You think I walked
into this slaughterhouse
on the chance that Lorca
might have a job for me?
Are you as crazy as he is?
- You don't have to yell at me.
- Well, talk sense, then.
- [Myra] Why did you come?
- For better reasons than
you give me credit for.
- I'm too scared to think straight.
- Myra, I'll get you out of here.
Just don't fall apart on me
because I'm gonna need your help.
- [Myra] Nothing personal on that either.
- If you say so.
- I never thought I
could be this frightened.
Listen, next time you charge in
and decide to rescue some
knuckleheaded damsel in distress,
you better think twice.
(soft music)
(upbeat gentle music)
(suspenseful music)
(Razak grunting)
(prisoners whimpering
and breathing heavily)
(suspenseful music)
(man grunting)
(man speaking foreign language)
(goat bleating)
(man speaking foreign language)
(electronic warbling)
(water rushing)
(dramatic music)
(explosion booming)
(guns firing)
(explosion booming)
- [Dr. Lorca] What?
Razak, there's a flashlight
in the cabinet behind you.
Ry
Start the auxiliary generator.
(explosions booming)
(guns firing)
(man groaning)
- Stay here!
(men groaning)
(guns firing)
(electronic warbling)
- Go out and stop them.
Razak, kill Dr. Foster first.
(dramatic music)
(guns firing)
(explosions booming)
(Myra groaning)
- Let go of me!
(man screaming)
(man gasping)
(man groaning)
(prisoners groaning)
(Laida speaking foreign language)
(prisoner groaning softly)
- It's either jammed or disconnected.
- [Captain] The only thing
we've got that'll jar that open
is a charge of dynamite.
- Set it up.
There's solid rock in there.
There's no other way in or out.
(tense music)
- No...
- We can talk now, Lorca...
(Dr. Lorca groaning)
Talk to me now, Lorca...
- Stop this at once!
Stop before you destroy yourself!
Get back!
(Don Ramon laughing)
(electricity crackling)
(explosion booming)
- Let's get outta here!
Let's get outta here!
(dramatic music)
(fires crackling)
(explosion booming)
- [Ramu] Doctor, those papers you took,
what will you do with them?
- Nothing at all, I hope.
Come on.