The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A commonplace mystery story, with a confused plot, a certain elementary suspense and some artificially contrived excitements.

"[3] Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture occasionally gets caught up in its own cross-currents, but choppy moments are few and it puts plenty of punch into its concluding episodes and climax.

Richard Arlen is virile and likeable as Martin, Donalds Houston registers as the resolute Mallard and Greta Gynt makes a comely Peggy.

"[4] Variety wrote: "The melodramatics in this British-made thriller that 20th-Fox is distributing come off poorly and it is best suited for fill-in bookings in the lesser situations.

The basic plot idea furnished a good enough springboard for a program meller, but it falls apart in the script development, giving the players little to work with.