First Offence

First Offence - 1936 | 86 mins | Drama | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Herbert Mason.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Stafford Dickens and Austin Melford.
Cinematography: Arthur Crabtree.
Art Direction: Walter Murron.
Music Direction: Louis Levy.

The Cast

John Mills - Johnnie Penrose
Lilli Palmer - Jeanette
Bernard Nedell - The Boss
Michel André - Michel
H.G. Stoker - Dr. Penrose
Jean Wall - The Zebra
Paul Velsa - Peanuts

Plot Synopsis

Fast-moving crime thriller partly shot in France with good chase scenes. Remake of the French film Mauvaise graine (1934). A wealthy doctor's rich and spoiled son, Johnnie (John Mills), joins a gang of car thieves in France after being denied a car by his father. Barely escaping one police chase, Johnnie and Jeanette (Lilli Palmer) resolve to quit but are corned in a police raid on the gang’s hideout. Fortunately, Johnnie’s devoted father helps him escape and the two resolve their differences.