Writing for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a poor review, describing it as "one of those distressingly carefree musicals [...] when the only ungay faces are among the audience".

[3] The New York Times wrote, "Through some unaccountable oversight, Universal omitted the kitchen sink, but it tossed practically everything else it could find into its new musical colossus....Everything, that is, except a sense of humor, a semblance of continuity and the veriest morsel of credibility.

Without them the picture is just a big and dumb variety show with one fair turn following another up, and through, the gaudy finale and the super-supper room otherwise known as the Moonbeam Roof....It probably all is all right, as far as it goes, but it goes too far without getting anywhere.

Doris Nolan, Universal's new girl find, is a pleasing and gracious young woman who makes you think of Gloria Stuart.

Gertrude Niesen, recruited from the night clubs, sings several torch songs torchily, resembling now Mae West, now Nazimova and, in a couple of none too kind closeups—George Arliss.