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The First Offence
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Wikipedia article
'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.Bergfelder p. 174
Plot
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.
Cast
* John Mills as Johnnie Penrose
* Lilli Palmer as Jeanette
* Bernard Nedell as The Boss
* Michel Andr as Michel
* H. G. Stoker as Doctor Penrose
* Jean Wall as The Zebra
* Paul Velsa as Peanuts
* Marcel Maupi as Man in Panama Hat
* Judy Kelly as Girl in Garage
* Marcel Andr as Michel
Production
The film was originally called 'Bad Blood' and was going to star Paul Robeson.
Filming took place in London.Neale, 2012, p. 138
References
Bibliography
* Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. 'Destination London: German-speaking emigrs and British cinema, 1925-1950'. Berghahn Books, 2008.
* Neale, Stephen. (2012). 'The Classical Hollywood Reader.' Routledge
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