A bonfire dummy with a dark secret — this 32-minute whodunit packs real heat.
Scotland Yard is called in when the effigy used in a Guy Fawkes Day celebration turns out to be the burned corpse of a real man.
Direction
Tully maximizes every frame of this tight 32-minute runtime.
Production
Authentic Guy Fawkes atmosphere with genuine period detail.
Director
Montgomery Tully
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edgar Lustgarten hosted the BBC series 'Scotland Yard' and made numerous short crime films — this was essentially 1950s true crime ASMR.
Guy Fawkes Night celebrations in 1950s Britain often featured elaborate homemade effigies, making this premise disturbingly plausible.
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