Murder at Scotland Yard

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A very indifferently made crime melodrama. The succession of sketchy and barely related characters and incidents fails to arouse sympathy or excitement; and the technique – particularly the recording – is surprisingly poor. The only consolation lies in the few appearances of Tod Slaughter in one of his traditional villain roles."^[3]

Kine Weekly wrote: "Rough-and-ready thriller ... The characterisation and direction leave much to be desired and the script is dishevelled, but despite these impediments its surface action carries a modest kick.  ... The picture, a bit of a rigmarole, takes the longest route to its salutary ending, but at least the detours help to create valuable quota footage. Patrick Barr makes a resolute Morley, but old timer Tod Slaughter is a trifle too fruity as Reilly."^[4]

The Daily Film Renter wrote: "That fruitiest of screen and stage villains, Tod Slaughter, has a minor day out here in a further exposition of lip-smacking gusto. ... This is precisely the type of straightforward action which the masses understand and savour. Director Victor Gover wastes little time on subtlety, and thus the development emerges as colourful and forthright in its alternations of surface action, thrill and suspense, the latter remaining an especial feature in its presentation of the master crook's various attempts at killing off his adversaries."^[5]

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