The First Offence
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| Directed by | Herbert Mason |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Written by |
Stafford Dickens Austin Melford |
| Based on | Mauvaise Graine |
| Starring |
John Mills Lilli Palmer Bernard Nedell |
| Music by |
Allan Gray Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
| Edited by | Michael Gordon |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont-British Distributors |
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66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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 starring John Mills, Lilli Palmer and Bernard Nedell. It is a remake of the 1934 French film Mauvaise Graine, directed by Billy Wilder.
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.
Filming took place in London.
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