“Evergreen is a real find. It is one of those rare films whose magic seems to grow with each screening... (and) can be appreciated on many levels. It contains a loving homage to the Edwardian music hall in its prologue; some fetching Rodgers and Hart songs, including the classy ‘Dancing On The Ceiling' and the infectious ‘Over My Shoulder'; some deft satire on the backstage musical genre; and delightful performances not the least of which is Sonnie Hale's portrait of the eccentric and dedicated musical director Leslie Benn. Above all, it is a showcase for Jessie Matthews, still a fragile and luminous presence after forty-three years. Her portrayal of two generations of Harriet Green is surprising for its combination of vulnerable charm and tough-minded feminism....

“The musical numbers range from the lyric charm of Matthews' wordless dance to ‘Dancing On The Ceiling,' the bizarre, Metropolis-like stylization of the hourglass sequence, the quietly moving duet with the gramophone in the climactic courtroom scene, and the electric vitality of the ‘unveiling' scene when Matthews tosses away her masquerade (and most of her clothes) before a stunned music hall audience.”