# First Offenders

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{{short description|1939 film by Frank McDonald}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = First Offenders
| image          =
| caption        =
| director       = [Frank McDonald](/source/Frank_McDonald_(director))
| producer       =
| writer         = J. Edward Slavin (story)<br>Walter Wise (screenplay)
| narrator       =
| starring       = [Walter Abel](/source/Walter_Abel)<br>[Beverly Roberts](/source/Beverly_Roberts)<br>[Iris Meredith](/source/Iris_Meredith)
| music          =
| cinematography = [Henry Freulich](/source/Henry_Freulich)
| editing        = [James Sweeney](/source/James_Sweeney_(film_editor))
| studio         = [Columbia Pictures](/source/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](/source/crime_film) starring [Walter Abel](/source/Walter_Abel), [Beverly Roberts](/source/Beverly_Roberts) and [Iris Meredith](/source/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.

==References==
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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

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