JonMirsalis on Piano "A perfect blend of fairy-tale magicwith Sir James Barrie's special kind of whimsy and pathos. Though essentiallytheatrical (deliberately and sincerely so, out of respect to the form of theoriginal), this enchanting film also takes advantage of the possibilities of thecinema (as in the shots of mermaids lolling off the Catalina coastline, or theincredibly lovely shot of the galleon taking off from the water and flying backto London). Most of all, the film owed its success to the energetic, sprightly,dancing, joyous performance by Betty Bronson as Peter. It is a radiantperformance, capable of shifting from joy to sadness with the slightest change ofexpression or nuance of body movement."-William K. Everson