[9] The Sydney Morning Herald reviewer said those who found I Killed the Count "such a soundly-constructed and Ingenious murder mystery will find much to entertain them in his latest offering, despite its weakness and its lack of sustained interest...

The first act drags, and the second loses its necessary punch and development of tension because its course of drama is too often impeded by comic interference.

[13] The play was revived at the Minerva in August 1941 for a three-week run with Ron Randell in the lead role and Muriel Steinbeck in the lone female part.

[14] The Sydney Morning Herald theatre critic said Randell "failed to explore the subtle aspects of the playwright's study of a criminal exhibitionist.

[18] The play also inspired a song by Sefton Daly which was recorded by Coppel's then-fiancée Myra.