st ay ▁is ▁All ison ▁Louise ▁Dow ne , ▁appearing ▁under ▁her ▁usual ▁pseud onym ▁V icki ▁Mil es . ▁The ▁main ▁star ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁would - be ▁cro on er ▁and ▁nine - f inger ed ▁R ex ▁Mar low , ▁was ▁reported ly ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁producer ▁Thomas ▁Dow d , ▁who ▁ins isted ▁( am ong ▁many ▁other ▁things ) ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁be ▁a ▁vehicle ▁to ▁spring board ▁Mar low ▁into ▁st ard om . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁Mar low , ▁his ▁only ▁other ▁silver ▁screen ▁appearance ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁Arch ▁Hall ▁Jr . ▁western ▁van ity ▁project ▁Dead wood ▁ 7 6 . ▁Iron ically , ▁in ▁that ▁film , ▁Mar low ▁does ▁no ▁singing ▁at ▁all . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁lost ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 6 ▁years ▁until ▁Something ▁We ird ▁Video ▁released ▁it ▁on ▁V HS ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Before ▁its ▁discovery , ▁the ▁writer ▁of ▁A ▁T aste ▁of ▁Blood : ▁The ▁Films ▁of ▁H ersch ell ▁Gordon ▁Lewis , ▁Christopher ▁Wayne ▁Cur ry , ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Lewis ▁that ▁he ▁hoped ▁the ▁film ▁would ▁be ▁found ▁one ▁day , ▁to ▁which ▁Lewis ▁replied , ▁" Oh ▁my , ▁I ▁hope ▁not ." ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁All movie ' s ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁negative , ▁writing ▁" direct or ▁H ersch ell ▁Gordon ▁Lewis ▁turns ▁in ▁surprising ly ▁d ull ▁work ▁that ▁doesn ' t ▁hint ▁at ▁the ▁quite ▁individual ▁style