First Offenders

{{short description|1939 film by Frank McDonald}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = First Offenders | image = | caption = | director = Frank McDonald | producer = | writer = J. Edward Slavin (story)<br>Walter Wise (screenplay) | narrator = | starring = Walter Abel<br>Beverly Roberts<br>Iris Meredith | music = | cinematography = Henry Freulich | editing = James Sweeney | studio = Columbia Pictures | distributor = Columbia Pictures | released = {{Film date|1939|04|12|}} | runtime = 63 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }}

'''''First Offenders''''' is a 1939 American crime film starring Walter Abel, Beverly Roberts and Iris Meredith.<ref name="afi">{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/8108|title=First Offenders|website=afi.com|access-date=2024-02-25}}</ref>

==Plot== A crusading and reform-minded District Attorney resigns from his position in order to open establish a farm that give juvenile delinquents and first-offenders a place to straighten out their lives before they reach the point of no return. He meets much resistance from various segments of the law and the citizens.

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0031312|First Offenders}}

Category:1939 films Category:Columbia Pictures films Category:Films directed by Frank McDonald Category:1939 crime drama films Category:American crime drama films Category:American black-and-white films Category:1939 American films Category:1939 English-language films Category:English-language crime drama films