“Although only about 25% dialog, this is the first German picture that even suggests a talker. And it gives the first opportunity to judge whether the Germans are in a condition to produce talkers of international character. Judging by this effort they still have a lot to learn but there is no doubt that the Tobis equipment can turn out high-grade results. The chief trouble in the present picture wat that the synchronized musical accompaniment was too loud in contrast to the dialog. Often even a solo violin was so loud in tone as to be unpleasant, especially as the Tobis amplification tends to make the tone shriller. In the opposite, the dialog passages were natural throughout but often much too quiet. […]”.

(Variety, 10/30/1929)