▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁M ord a unt ▁Hall ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁said , ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁well - arr anged ▁picture , ▁but ▁never theless ▁one ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁difficult ▁to ▁detect ▁where ▁Mr . ▁L ons dale ▁left ▁off ▁and ▁where ▁the ▁scenario ▁writers ▁tried ▁their ▁hand ▁at ▁dialog ue ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁interesting ▁dram atic ▁pass ages ▁that ▁are ▁p ict ured ▁with ▁considerable ▁c unning . ▁The ▁dialog ue ▁goes ▁on ▁for ▁some ▁time , ▁and ▁Sid ney ▁Franklin , ▁the ▁director , ▁keeps ▁his ▁players ▁busy , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁relief ▁after ▁seeing ▁talking ▁screen ▁images ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁spot ▁until ▁they ▁have ▁had ▁their ▁say ." ▁ ▁Ed win ▁Sch all ert ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁observed , ▁" In ▁the ▁port ray als , ▁Miss ▁She ar er ▁aver aged ▁well . ▁She ▁ev id ences ▁a ▁more ▁precise ▁express iveness ▁fa cially ▁than ▁she ▁does ▁voc ally , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁very ▁best ▁scenes ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁silent ▁ones . ▁Nevertheless , ▁she ▁measures ▁very ▁well ▁to ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁role ’ s ▁requirements , ▁the ▁cr isp ness ▁of ▁her ▁voice ▁being ▁well ▁su ited ▁to ▁the ▁re par te e ▁port ions . ▁She ▁is ▁exceed ingly ▁attract ive ▁in ▁the ▁role ." ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Screen writer ▁Hann s ▁Kr ä ly ▁competed ▁with ▁himself ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Ada pt ed ▁Screen play