[6] Roy Lewis, just released from gaol, kidnaps his young son Ted and takes him on a train bound for Inverness.

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The action pointedly plays for suspense and pathos, but a contrived script and self-conscious, heavy-handed direction prove insurmountable obstacles.

The net result is extremely mild, with the wife – effectively played by Silvia Francis – emerging as by far the most convincing character.

"[7] Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture extracts human sentiment from the young diabetic's plight and creates penultimate suspense, but whether or not this is mis-applied showmanship depends on the individual viewer.

Denis Waterman is quite natural as Ted, Jane Hylton and Silvia Francis score if contrast as Marion and Ann, Norman Wooland registers as Roy, and Irene Arnold convinces as the interfering Mrs. Wall.