No Safety Ahead

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: This laborious "crime does not pay" concoction neither holds nor convinces, and the sentimental conclusion leaves far too many loose ends dangling. The acting, too, seems very much at a loss."^[2]

Kine Weekly wrote: "Slipshod 'crime does not pay' melodrama. ... There are touches of religious sentiment, as well as conventional romance, but the trimmings fail to conceal the poverty of story material. It never convinces, let alone grips. ... The picture has many strings to its plot, including an aflaire between the bank manager's wife and one of her husband's clerks, but most are left dangling at the finish. Susan Beaumont is an appealing Jean, but James Kenney wins little sympathy as the foolish Clem, and Tony Doonan, Jolin Charlesworth and Brian Weske merely fill routine roles as Don, Jeff and Bill. The staging is not too bad, but whichever way you look at it the opus has nothing on TV."^[3]

Picturegoer wrote: "The young players work hard, but the script is so tired."^[4]

Picture Show wrote: "A modest production which has very little to commend it except perhaps exterior shots and an actionful climax.^[5]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", writing: "Terrible; script is worst defender, with other departments almost equally guilty."^[6]

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