Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A modest but adequately staged thriller, with a script which is neat enough, and keeps one nicely guessing for a time whether Charlie has turned traitor or not. If it all seems rather flat, it is probably due to the acting. George Pastell's villain, and Anita West's night-club-singer-moll, are persuasive in an orthodox way, but the rest of the cast is variable, with one or two performances which would scarcely do credit to a hard-pressed repertory company. And many a schoolboy will pounce on errors in railway detail." [2]
Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture, which presents a rugged permutation of the tit-for-tat theme, seldom lets up and the hero's battle against the villain is at once plausible and exciting. Conrad Phillips plays it cool as the determined Jack, George Pastell makes a thoroughly menacing 'Duke,' John Rees is a card as Charlie, and Linda Marlowe pleases as the loyal Diana. There are a few gay night club sequences, complete with songs, but it's the malarky in the deep freeze that gives the tabloid bite." [3]
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "Co-written by star Conrad Phillips and director Peter Maxwell, this was produced in a matter of days on a shoestring budget and contains no surprises as ace reporter Phillips is set up as a train robber by vengeful club boss George Pastell. Maxwell just about keeps what action there is ticking over, but he is fighting a losing battle with a cast that is substandard, even for a B-movie." [4]
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