A Bucket of Blood is a 1959 English-language Comedy Crime motion picture written by Charles B. Griffith and directed by Roger Corman and produced by Roger Corman under the banner of Alta Vista Productions. However, by setting the story in the Beat milieu of 1950s Southern California, Corman creates an entirely different mood from the earlier film. A bucket of blood features Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Antony Carbone, Julian Burton, Ed Nelson, John Brinkley and Henry Travis. The music was composed by Fred Katz. Cinematography was done by Jacques R. Marquette and editing by Anthony Carras. The film has a running time of 65 minutes. It was released on 21st October 1959. The Film was successful at box office. A Bucket of Blood was made on a budget of $0 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by American International Pictures. However, by setting the story in the Beat milieu of 1950s Southern California, Corman creates an entirely different mood from the earlier film.