First Offenders

First Offenders is a 1939 American crime film starring Walter Abel, Beverly Roberts and Iris Meredith.^[1]

First Offenders
Directed by	Frank McDonald
Written by	J. Edward Slavin (story) Walter Wise (screenplay)
Starring	Walter Abel Beverly Roberts Iris Meredith
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	James Sweeney
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 12, 1939 (1939-04-12)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.