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First Aid (1931)

First Aid poster
Directed by
Stuart Paton
Genre
action, crime, drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets mixed up with a criminal crowd and has to find his way out. The story takes him through dance halls and the streets of Santa Monica during the pre-Code era.

tensegrittyfast-pacedcriminalnoir-ishpre-codeurbanlow-budget

What happens

First Aid is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Stuart Paton. Produced by Ralph M. Like, the film was released on 5 July 1931 and was distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures. First Aid was filmed in Santa Monica, California. Some scenes were filmed at the Bon Ton Ballroom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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