 Within two months of release, both films had earned $400,000.In February 1956 "Variety" reported the film as costing $65,000 and said it had earned more than $400,000 and was on track to make $1 million.At the film review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 3 out of 5 critics gave the film a positive review, but it only holds an audience approval score of 40%.