The First Offence

For the King Prawn album, see First Offence.
The First Offence
Original trade ad
Directed byHerbert Mason
Written byStafford Dickens
Austin Melford
Based onMauvaise Graine
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringJohn Mills
Lilli Palmer
Bernard Nedell
CinematographyArthur Crabtree
Edited byMichael Gordon
Music byAllan Gray
Franz Waxman
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont-British Distributors
Release date
  • March 1936 (1936-03)
United Kingdom
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The First Offence is a 1936 British low-budget "quota quickie"[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

The First Offence was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom in March 1936.

  1. ^ Matthew Sweet (2 January 2007). "Fancy a quickie?". The Guardian.
  2. ^ First Offence at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
  3. ^ Bergfelder p. 174