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The First Offence is a 1936 British low-budget "quota quickie"[1] drama film directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Michael Balcon for Gainsborough Pictures and starring John Mills, Lilli Palmer and Bernard Nedell.[2] It is a remake of the 1934 French film Mauvaise Graine, directed by Billy Wilder.[3]

The First Offence
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Directed by	Herbert Mason
Written by	Stafford Dickens Austin Melford
Based on	Mauvaise Graine
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Starring	John Mills Lilli Palmer Bernard Nedell
Cinematography	Arthur Crabtree
Edited by	Michael Gordon
Music by	Allan Gray Franz Waxman
Production company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	Gaumont-British Distributors
Release date	March 1936 (1936-03) United Kingdom
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

A wealthy doctor's rich and spoiled son, Johnnie Penrose joins a gang of car thieves in France after being denied a car by his father.

Cast

Production

The film was originally called Bad Blood and was going to star Paul Robeson.[4]

Filming took place in London.[5]

References

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.
• Neale, Stephen. (2012). The Classical Hollywood Reader. Routledge

External links

• The First Offence at IMDb
• The First Offence at the British Film Institute
• The First Offence at Britmovie | Home of British Films

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