[3] Captain Richard 'Dick' Barton and his associate Snowey White, uncover a spyring of international psychopathic criminals with plans to dominate Great Britain, if not, the world, using a terrifying weapon of mass destruction.

[4] The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A large cast, headed by Don Stannard as Barton, with Sebastian Cabot and James Raglan as the leading criminals, enter into the spirit of adventure with enthusiasm.

"[5] Kine Weekly wrote: "A lot is left unexplained, but the zest with which the schoolboy hokum is put over, plus generous and colourful staging, amply atones for story shortcomings.

It's a time-waster, sure, but a fun thing, with death rays, a sinister carnival and a really gripping final set-to up and down a (rather unsettlingly phallic) tower.

"[8] The Spinning Image found "an excellent example of pure pulp cinema, Dick Barton Strikes Back is solidly entertaining and never flags, right up to the finish line.