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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 distributed by Gaumont-British Distributors. The cast includes John Mills, Lilli Palmer and Bernard Nedell.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Filming took place in London.[5]
References
- ^ Matthew Sweet (2 January 2007). "Fancy a quickie?". The Guardian.
- ^ First Offence at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- ^ Bergfelder p. 174
- ^ "Film Gossip". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 19 November 1935. p. 6 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 27 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Neale, 2012, p. 138
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[better source needed]
- The First Offence at Britmovie | Home of British Films
- The First Offence at AllMovie
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