Jake Winter is just released from prison, where he has been working undercover for an insurance company, in cooperation with the police.

Monthly Film Bulletin said "Formula detective story, made with modest competence.

The basic fact that the police will believe Winter murdered an unknown woman for £50 seems improbable; this apart, however, the story is credible and no loose ends are left.

"[3] Kine Weekly wrote "Compact, disarmingly inconsequential romantic comedy crime melodrama. ...

The picture never takes itself too seriously, and its strong sense of humour, cultivated by Hazel Court and Griffith Jones, who make an engaging team as Susan and Jake, effectively cloaks its incredibilities without robbing it of penultimate suspense.