First Offence (1936)

Film details

Featuring

John Mills Lilli Palmer Bernard Nedell
Director

Herbert Mason
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1936
Genre

Crime
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Bad Blood Alternative

Synopsis

Johnnie is the spoilt son of a wealthy Paris doctor. Because his father deprives him of the use of his new luxury car, he steals back his own car in order to be on time for a date. The film then develops into an intricate story of car thieves. The following statement regarding the story appears after the opening credits: 'When a young man lives in Paris - when his father is indulgent and his time not occupied - then it's odds on, he'll accelerate into trouble.'

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Johnnie Penrose
    
    John Mills
  - Jeanette
    
    Palmer, Lili
  - The Boss
    
    Bernard Nedell
  - Dr G.E. Penrose
    
    H.G. Stoker
  - Michel
    
    Andre, Michel
  - The Zebra
    
    Jean Wall
  - Peanuts
    
    Paul Velsa
  - The Beaver
    
    Barry, Leonard
  - The Secretary
    
    Malkine, George
  - the man in the panama
    
    Maupi
  - the girl in the garage
    
    Judy Kelly
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Herbert Mason
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Gainsborough Pictures
  - Presents
    
    Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
  - Controlled by
    
    Gaumont British Distributors Ltd.
  - [Producer]
    
    Michael Balcon
  - [Production Assistant]
    
    Roy Ward Baker
  - Studio
    
    Gainsborough Studios
  Writing:
  - Screen Play & Dialogue
    
    Stafford Dickens
  - Screen Play & Dialogue
    
    Austin Melford
  - From a Story by
    
    Lustig
  - From a Story by
    
    Wilder
  - From a Story by
    
    Max Colpet
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Arthur Crabtree
  Editing:
  - Editing
    
    Gordon, Michael
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Walter Murton
  Music:
  - Music by
    
    Waxman
  - Music by
    
    Gray
  - Musical Director
    
    Louis Levy
  Sound:
  - [Sound] Recording
    
    Michael Rose
  - Recorded by
    
    British Acoustic Film
  Consultant:
  - French Adviser
    
    Franz Perls