Lacks the vivid outlines and clear characterizations of previous Hitchcock films, but is, nevertheless, a fair sample of Hitchcock devices.

Not top-notch Hitchcock, but engrossing enough.

Alfred Hitchcock, England's jovial and rotund master of melodrama, has turned out another crisply paced, excellently performed film.

Clearly, this early work demonstrates Hitchcock's honing of his craft, which would soon produce more polished efforts with similar themes.