 In his memoir, Christopher Plummer lamented Oboler's decision to write the play in blank verse, stating that Bloomgarden made suggestions for making the text less pretentious which Oboler ignored.Claude Rains regarded "Night of the Auk" as "a damned good play".A television adaptation of "Night of the Auk" was broadcast on "The Play of the Week" on May 2, 1960, featuring William Shatner as Lewis Rohnen and James MacArthur as Lt. Hartman.