Isle of the Snake People

Isle of the Snake People

1971 · 90 min · ★ 3.1 · Horror

The inhabitants of a small, remote island have been practicing voodoo rites and worshipping an evil priest named Damballah for years, but the local law officials generally turn a blind eye to this death cult's bizarre activities. Captain Labesch arrives from the mainland, determined to crack down on the island's lawlessness and clean up the ineffectual, hard-drinking police force. He appeals for assistance from wealthy plantation tycoon Carl Van Molder, who owns nearly half of the island and wields a great deal of influence over the population. Van Molder has made the study of parapsychology his life's work and believes in the secret powers of the mind. He warns Labesch not to interfere with this forgotten island's ancient ways. Also visiting is Van Molder's niece, Annabella, a temperance crusader who wants her uncle to help fund the International Anti-Saloon League. She falls in love with handsome police lieutenant Andrew Wilhelm

Directed by Juan Ibáñez · Written by Luis Enrique Vergara

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Boris Karloff Carl van Molder / Damballah
Julissa Anabella Vandenberg
Carlos East Lt. Andrew Wilhelm
Rafael Bertrand Capt. Pierre Labesch
Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele' Kalea
Quintín Bulnes Klinsor
Santanón Dwarf
Julia Marichal Mary Ann Vandenberg
Quintin Miller Gomez

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