Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This crime melodrama is a routine British second feature competently made and efficiently acted. Although it has few distinctive features it fulfils its purpose in a workmanlike way." [5]
Picturegoer wrote: "This British thriller pegs its plot on a real oldie idea – gangsters muscling in on a nightclub. But it still packs some punch. [Lee] Patterson, who has become number-one raincoat hero of "B" thrillers, deserves better vehicles for his rough-cut sex appeal than this weakly scripted story. However, as a whodunit the film is a neat, briskly paced job. For the disc fans, Glen Mason weighs in with two pop numbers." [6]
Picture Show wrote: "Well portrayed, it has a slight romantic interest and some suspenseful action." [7]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Embryo director's first script not a winner, but direction keeps brisk pace." [8]
TV Guide called it a "so-so crime story. Despite some fast pacing in the direction, the script is too simplistic for the fare." [9]
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