 John Mosher of "The New Yorker" called it "ridiculous", but wrote that there were "many scenes in this picture that are certainly diverting".The "New York World-Telegram" said it was "one of the very best of all the screen thrillers, done with all the cinema's slickest camera tricks".The "Chicago Tribune" called it "one of the most original, thrilling and mammoth novelties to emerge from a movie studio."