The First Offence is a 1936 British low-budget "quota quickie" drama film directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Michael Balcon for Gainsborough Pictures and distributed by Gaumont-British Distributors. The cast includes John Mills, Lilli Palmer and Bernard Nedell.First Offence at the British Film Institute The story was written by Stafford Dickens and Austin Melford. It is a remake of the 1934 French film Mauvaise Graine, directed by Billy Wilder.Bergfelder p. 174
The First Offence was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom in March 1936.
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
John Mills as Johnnie Penrose Lilli Palmer as Jeanette Bernard Nedell as The Boss Michel André as Michel H. G. Stoker as Doctor Penrose Jean Wall as The Zebra Paul Velsa as Peanuts Marcel Maupi as Man in Panama Hat Judy Kelly as Girl in Garage Marcel André as Michel
Production The film was originally called Bad Blood and was going to star Paul Robeson.
Filming took place in London.Neale, 2012, p. 138
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 the British Film Institute The First Offence at Britmovie | Home of British Films The First Offence at AllMovie