Paul comes clean to the police in front of Lynn, but they don't believe him, and he is arrested for the crime, condemned by his own alibi, and sentenced to hang.

Fortunately, his story is believed by Sandy Thorpe, a diligent crime reporter, who along with Lynn helps to fight Pearson's case.

"[6] Kine Weekly wrote: "It crowds thrills, punctuated by a popular heart interest, into its convenient running time, yet ends on a happy note.

Patrick Holt takes it on the chin gallantly as Paul, Honor Blackman and Naomi Chance score in contrast as Lynn and Diana, Lloyd Lamble is a nasty bit of work as Waller and Valentine Dyall impresses as a police inspector.

The familiar race-against-the-clock to save the condemned man produces some well-sustained tension, and, if the ending is never in serious doubt, Shaughnessy's brisk storytelling and Robert Hill's editing sustain interest in the crowded narrative.