 He and co-star Simone Simon were miscast, and the film was a critical and commercial failure.William Boehnel of the "New York World-Telegram" called Stewart's performance emotionless and Eileen Creelman of "The New York Sun" wrote that he made little attempt to look or sound French.Stewart's next film, "The Last Gangster" (1937) starring Edward G. Robinson, was also a failure, but it was followed by a critically acclaimed performance in "Navy Blue and Gold" (1937) as a football player at the United States Naval Academy.