The First Offence (1936)

Original title

First Offence

Directed by

Herbert Mason

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 06m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man falls in with a bad crowd and gets into trouble with the law. He must decide whether to change his ways or face worse consequences.

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What happens

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. 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. The First Offence was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom in March 1936. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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