 She does forgive him, telling him that he did not know what he was doing, and the absolved Gypo dies content on the floor of the church after calling out to Frankie with joy.Writing for "The Spectator" in 1935, Graham Greene praised the film as "a memorable picture" the substance of which made "superb material for the screen".Greene singled out the acting of Victor McLaglen for specific praise, noting that he had "never given an abler performance".