American convicts are worked to death in a diamond mine owned by one Stephen Danel (Peter Lorre) on a small remote island, undercover agent Mark "64" Sheldon manages to get sent there with the aim of breaking up Danel's evil racket. Once there he is told by a fellow con/slave "There's only one way out of here - make them kill you!" As usual Lorre gives a wonderful performance and here he rightly gets top billing, Robert Wilcox is pretty good as Sheldon too. Danel is married to the beautiful Lorraine (Rochelle Hudson, another good reason to watch this movie) but theirs is a very unhappy marriage. Lorre once again is very creepy though this is a crime drama, not a horror movie. Despite its low budget the movie is atmospheric, has some good performances, cinematography and a tense finale, it sails through its 67 minutes running time. Great title too!
Review of Island of Doomed Men
