An entry in the Scotland Yard series filmed at Merton Park Studios and produced by Alec C. Snowden. A body is discovered in a culvert near a country village with the face badly marred. Supt. Carron of Scotland Yard works with the local police to identify the body and discover the murderer. It could be that of missing mad Thomas but the corpse died eleven days previously and mad Thomas only went missing two days previously. Dogged police and forensic work ferrets out the truth,
Directed and written efficiently by Ken Hughes with good location photography this is a good entry in this series of short films about Scotland Yard. The short running time helps the pace so there is no padding. The cast give solid performances. Robert Cawdron as the police sergeant almost steals the film. Narration as usual is given by Manchester born criminologist Edgar Lustgarten.
Directed and written efficiently by Ken Hughes with good location photography this is a good entry in this series of short films about Scotland Yard. The short running time helps the pace so there is no padding. The cast give solid performances. Robert Cawdron as the police sergeant almost steals the film. Narration as usual is given by Manchester born criminologist Edgar Lustgarten.
