 It was the 16th most popular film at the British box office in 1935–36.Writing for "The Spectator" in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a mixed review.Although Greene made it clear that "a third of the film is magnificent", the second third (as the world of tomorrow reverts to barbarism and anarchy) seemed implausible, and the last third of the film with the introduction of the "Great Conspiracy" (an international force of airmen bent on restoring Earth's former glory) begins to lose all interest for Greene.