 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper report that after an opening at Sydney’s Plaza Theatre in December 1936, the film enjoyed a successful run in Australia.The critic from the "Sydney Morning Herald" described it as "the best film that has been produced in Australia so far".The film was released in the UK after some cuts were made by the censor to the whip fighting scene and was issued in the US under the title "Men with Whips" by the J.H.Hoffberg Company Inc.
National Studios were keen to do a sequel.