The Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp (1950)

Sheds just enough light for MURDER

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.

Date of release
1950-01-19
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (64)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Action
Director
Basil Dearden

Casting

  • Jack Warner — PC George Dixon
  • Jimmy Hanley — PC Andy Mitchell
  • Dirk Bogarde — Tom Riley
  • Robert Flemyng — Police Sgt. Roberts
  • Bernard Lee — Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
  • Peggy Evans — Diana Lewis
  • Patric Doonan — Spud
  • Bruce Seton — PC 'Jock' Campbell
  • Meredith Edwards — PC 'Taff' Hughes
  • Clive Morton — Police Sgt. Brooks
  • Frederick Piper — Alf Lewis
  • Dora Bryan — Maisie

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