[3] Variety wrote: "Although the firm control of director Davis is evident throughout, he has been fortunate in having a cast that is entirely excellent, particularly young Robert Duncan as Gus (only a British child could look so profound at seven) ... Manny Wynn's crisp black-andwhite camerawork makes good use of the English countryside and some of the individual scenes are beautifully framed ... Other technical credits are excellent although the editing, credited to Brian Smedley-Aston, is difficult to judge, because of the post-production dissension on the handling of the film.

The pre-title sequences were, supposedly, originally part of the main body of the film.

As there is a tendency to cross-cut and rapidly, this could be easily believed, but the overall effect of the film is still great enough to warrant its being a very pleasant adventure for all filmgoers.

The shock of the birth catapults him into an emotional crisis, leading to isolation from his family and schoolfriends.

"[5] Leslie Halliwell wrote "Its failure to find a release got it championed by some critics, but it's essentially a thin piece of work.