The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The story is improbable and the thrills sometimes touch absurdity, but there is plenty of action and the acting is well suited to the story. The film is set in the Riviera, but the chief stress is laid upon lavish interiors which might be anywhere. The direction is competent, the photography uneven, the sound good."
Kine Weekly wrote: "The wholly incredible plot gets very little help from the director."
Variety wrote: "An uninspired meller, this one stands or falls on Karloff's name, for there is little else about it to help sell it. ... Karloff's portrayal in the main role is commendably real, except in the final scenes, but his make-up will disappoint, as all he wears is a scrubby mustache, Mona Goya plays the wife in vampish siyle, and though there are indications of talent, the picture doesn't help much in testing how far it goes. ... Main part of the footage is dull but the final reel tries to make up the speed with disastrous results. Intended to bring the tale to a suspenseful climax, it will instead probably bring titters. By re-shooting these sequences in a less frenzied manner, film might be saved, although doubtful whether it's worth the trouble. In
British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Lurid thriller, feeble by Karloff standards." ==See also==