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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Walsh's dynamism is evident in every frame of this deftly Americanized fantasy, beautifully designed by William Cameron Menzies. Read more
Mordaunt Hall, New York Times: It is an entrancing picture, wholesome and beautiful, deliberate but compelling, a feat of motion picture art which has never been equaled and one which itself will enthrall persons time and again. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Deliriously hokey and captivating. Read more
TIME Magazine: It is like reading the Arabian Nights at one sitting, with only six minutes allowed to stretch the limbs and get the contrast of a workaday world. Read more