The Secret of Blood Island – 1965

All characters and evens in this picture are fictitious Any similarity to actual events or persons living or dead is purely coincidental and unintentional

Colour 84 mins

Storyline

During a WWII mission to Malaya, the plane carrying a secret agent is shot down. Parachuting to safety, Elaine finds herself with a working party of British prisoners of war, from the Japanese camp on Blood Island. She is taken back to the camp and disguised as a man. She must escape to complete her mission to save thousands of lives, but the British Commander at the camp has a “no escape” policy. The Japanese, knowing she is still alive, begin torturing the prisoners to get information.

Crew


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Associate Producer	Anthony Nelson-Keys	53	13 Nov 1911		19 Mar 1985	73	41		41
Ast. Director	Peter Price	35	9 Jan 1930		6 Apr 2015	85	1		1
Camera Operator	Harry Gillam				26 Apr 1990		3		3
Continuity	Pauline Harlow (Wise)	27	1 Jan 1938	01.01.1938		85	11	3	14
Director	Quentin Lawrence	44	6 Nov 1920		9 Mar 1979	58	2		2
Director of Photog.	Jack Asher BSc	49	29 Mar 1916		Apr 1991	75	14		14
Film Editor	Tom Simpson						6		6
Hair Stylist	Frieda Steiger	61	29 Dec 1903		19 Aug 1993	89	28		28
Make-up Artist	Roy Ashton	56	16 Apr 1909		10 Jan 1995	85	36	4	40
Music Composer	James Bernard	39	20 Sep 1925		12 Jul 2001	75	24	1	25
Music Supervisor	Marcus Dods	47	19 Apr 1918		30 Apr 1984	66	4		4
Producer	Anthony Nelson-Keys	53	13 Nov 1911		19 Mar 1985	73	41		41
Production Designer	Bernard Robinson	52	28 Jul 1912		2 Mar 1970	57	46	3	49
Production Manager	Don Weeks	60	15 Nov 1904		Mar 1988	83	30		30
Screenplay	John Gilling	53	29 May 1912		22 Nov 1984	72	21		21
Sound Editor	James Groom	40	1 Jan 1925		17 May 2016	91	13	3	16
Sound Recordist	Ken Rawkins	47	Jan 1918		1971	52	18		18
Special Effects	Sid Pearson						9	1	10
Supervising Editor	James Needs	45	17 Oct 1919		4 Feb 2003	83	110	1	111
Wardrobe Mistress	Jean Fairlie	40	25 Jun 1924		2007	82	1	1	2

Cast


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Barry	Glyn Houston	39	25 Oct 1925		30 Jun 2019	93	2		2
Bludgin	Bill Owen	51	14 Mar 1914		12 Jul 1999	85	1		1
Captain Drake	Philip Latham	36	17 Jan 1929		20 Jun 2020	91	4		4
Crowe	Jack Hedley	35	28 Oct 1929		11 Dec 2021	92	4		4
Elaine	Barbara Shelley	33	13 Feb 1932		3 Jan 2021	88	8		8
Kempl Chief	David Saire	34	1 Jan 1931		5 Jan 2021	90	1		1
Leonard	John Southworth	35	8 Nov 1929		22 Aug 2004	74	2		2
Levy	Lee Montague	37	16 Oct 1927	16.10.1927		95	2		2
Major Dryden	Charles Tingwell	42	3 Jan 1923		15 May 2009	86	2		2
Major Jocomo	Patrick Wymark	38	11 Jul 1926		20 Oct 1970	44	1		1
Mills	Ian Whittaker	37	1 Jan 1928		16 Oct 2022	94	5		5
O'Reilly	Edwin Richfield	43	11 Sep 1921		2 Aug 1990	68	10		10
Red	Peter Graze						1		1
Richardson	Peter Welch	43	30 Mar 1922		20 Nov 1984	62	1		1
Taffy	Henry Davies						2		2
Tojoko	Michael Ripper	52	27 Jan 1913		28 Jun 2000	87	34	2	36
Uncredited
POW weilding spade	Fred Wood	41	26 Oct 1921		25 Jan 2003	81		19	19

Production


FILMING BEGAN	23 July 1964
UK RELEASE	14 June 1965
STUDIO	Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
LOCATION	Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England

Footnotes

Patrick Wymark starred in ATV’s Power Game and later in war epics Battle of Britain and Where Eagles Dare.

Bill Owen played the part of Compo in BBC’s popular comedy series Last of the Summer Wine.

Barbara Shelly also starred in Hammers Rasputin the Mad Monk (1966), Dracula Prince of Darkness (1966), The Gorgon (1964) and Quatermass and the Pit (1967).

Other Hammer favourites include Michael Ripper, and Philip Latham who played Klove in Dracula Prince of Darkness (1966), and Miller in Devil Ship Pirates (1964).

Quentin Lawrence has a long list of television directing credits, including early episodes of Granada TV’s Coronation Street.

Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection