Lord Babs

Film Weekly wrote: "As a whole, it is ingeniously produced, luxuriously mounted, and brightly played. If it misfires in places, neither the director, Walter Forde, nor the hard-working cast, can be blamed. The fault lies in the material, not in the treatment."^[5]

Kine Weekly wrote: "Elaborately staged farcical comedy with a strong cast, as adapted from the stage play by Keble Howard. It is rather uneven in quality but, after a slow start, works up to a hilarious and boisterous climax. Although Bobby Howes and Jean Colin make the most of the material at their command, it is Alfred Drayton who holds the picture together, and is responsible for most of the entertainment. Music which forms an integral part of the treatment helps to create a good atmosphere. Good comedy entertainment for the masses."^[6]

The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Vigorous, well-produced farce, based on Keble Howard's musical extravaganza. Bright and brisk, the film adds to Gainsborough and British prestige, challenging technical comparison with belauded foreign films in the same genre. Musical items elaborate and ingenious; clever photography; excellent work of Bobby Howes one of the highlights. Amount of humour involved in dressing a man in children's clothes and treating him as a two-year-old is necessarily limited, but every ounce of humour is enthusiastically exploited by capable star cast. Popular audiences will roar continuously."^[7]

Picturegoer wrote: "Treatment is much too slow for this type of conventional farce and, while the interpolated music is tuneful, it is not too well put over."^[8]

• Lord Babs (1932) on BFI website
• Lord Babs at IMDb