The Unseeing Eye

A body found in a fire in an abandoned building is identified through its owner's glass eye.

He was an American artist in Paris who was visiting London.

Scotland Yard detectives want to know why he died and who killed him.

Superintendent Duggan believes that the answer lies in the guest house the dead man was staying at. The proprietors also owned the burnt out building. He gets a double to impersonate the dead man.

Edgar Lustgarten narrates a routine tale. One which has few suspects as a few of them were acting suspiciously from the beginning. There is a nod to the Sherlock Holmes story, The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Scotland Yard Detectives are on the hunt for an arsonist, who's latest act has cost someone's life, the only clue is a false, glass eye that was left behind.

Now I'm not too sure if Scotland Yard is a series, or if this was just a one off, I'll keep an eye out for more.

I'll start off by saying that it's a very nicely produced short, well filmed, it flows quite well, and it certainly has some atmosphere. I even liked the suspenseful music, it captured a noire vibe.

Unfortunately the story is a little light, it doesn't really go anywhere, nor does it offer much in the way of suspense, it's also a little too slow.

I did like the narration from Edgar Lustgarten, what a wonderfully characterful voice.

5/10.