The New York Times called it an "episodic story" adding "Raft is a vivid and pictorially interesting type, rather than an actor in the technical sense, and consequently he proves unequal to the full implications of the fame-hungry dancer.
ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz kˈɔːld ɪɾ æn "ˌɛpɪsˈɑːdɪk stˈoːɹi" ˈædɪŋ "ɹˈæft ɪz ɐ vˈɪvɪd ænd pɪktˈoːɹɪəli ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ tˈaɪp, ɹˈæðɚ ðˌænən ˈæktɚɹ ɪnðə tˈɛknɪkəl sˈɛns, ænd kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli hiː pɹˈuːvz ʌnˈiːkwəl tə ðə fˈʊl ˌɪmplɪkˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə fˈeɪmhˈʌŋɡɹi dˈænsɚ.