 The acting was also praised by many critics; Lejeune wrote that the actors portray "real people doing real things under real conditions", and the reviewer for "The Monthly Film Bulletin" considered that "a talented cast sees to it that no island character study shall go unnoticed", while the lead roles "make the most of their opportunities".The critic for "The Manchester Guardian" considered Radford to have played his part "with unusual subtlety" and thought that among the remainder of the cast "there are so many excellent performances that it would be unfair to pick out two or three names for special praise".The critic Bosley Crowther, writing in "The New York Times", thought that Radford and Watson were the stand-out actors of the film, although he also considered the rest of the cast strong.