When the film was first released the staff at Variety magazine liked the film and said, "All the ingredients for a suspenseful melodrama are contained in Cry Danger..Robert Parrish, erstwhile film editor, makes a strong directorial bow [REF].
More contemporary, Time Out's on-line magazine review says: "..it's the kind of movie in which, told to expect someone extra for dinner, delicious Fleming smiles 'OK, I'll put more water in the soup'.