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. David Quinlan described the film as a "Mercifully brief programme-filler." It was dismissed as "a dull procession of variety acts" by Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane in their book ''The British 'B' Film''.

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1949 films British drama films 1949 drama films British black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-film-stub