The First Born
7.1
Would-be politician Sir Hugo Boycott and his wife Madeleine have an unhappy marriage. Madeleine is aware that Hugo is a serial philanderer, and their problems are exacerbated when she fails to produce the heir he wants.
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Cast
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Miles Mander
Sir Hugo Boycott
Known for
Murder, My Sweet
The Pleasure Garden
Madeleine Carroll
Lady Madeleine Boycott
Known for
The 39 Steps
Secret Agent
John Loder
Lord David Harborough
Known for
Sabotage
How Green Was My Valley
Ella Atherton
Nina de Lande
No other roles listed
Margot Armand
Sylvia Findlay
Also in
Maria Marten
Ivo Dawson
Derek Findlay
Also in
Love Without Question
The Princess of New York
Marjorie Roach
Phoebe Chivers
Also in
The Crooked Billet
John St. John
Dicky
Also in
The Plaything
Naomi Jacobs
Dot
Also in
Glamour
Bernard Vaughan
Butler
Also in
The Wonderful Story
The Alley of Golden Hearts
Walter Wichelow
Impitt
No other roles listed
Theodore Mander
Stephen Boycott
No other roles listed
Miles Mander Director · Alma Reville Writer Arthur Tavares Editor
United States release January 12, 1929 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Gainsborough Pictures
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 1, 1928
Theatrical
United States · January 12, 1929
Theatrical
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