The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Although the story is far from original, the authentic settings, and glimpses of life on the other side of the curtain at the Windmill, are sure to appeal to most audiences, and whilst some of the company seem a little out of their element on the screen, the addition of such seasoned film actors as Eliot Makeham, as Gimpy, and Garry Marsh and Jon Pertwee, as an amusing pair of policemen, lends the necessary support to their efforts. Diana Decker is attractively vivacious as the show's leading lady."
Kine Weekly wrote: "Much less ambitious but considerably more entertaining than
To-Night and Every Night, America's highly coloured tribute to the "music hall that never closed," it is certain to go down well with the crowd."
Variety wrote: "Despite story triteness, it moves along okay and the footage is only 58 minutes, keying it for lowercase bookings. ... A little more time on development of meller factors would have helped." In the
Radio Times,
David McGillivray wrote, "partly filmed
in situ, with performers and staff playing themselves, this creaky whodunnit is a valuable record, within the bounds of the strict censorship of the day, of the lowbrow songs and sketches that made the theatre famous.
Jimmy Edwards's spot, dreadful now, was thought hilarious at the time, and won the whiskery comic his part in radio's celebrated
Take It from Here."
TV Guide thought the film was "hampered by trite dialog and an easy solution," and "the mystery is little more than an excuse to film a few song and dance numbers. These are nicely staged and come off a good deal better than the investigation." ==References==