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The Blue Lamp (1950)

Sheds just enough light for MURDER

  • Jan 19, 1950
  • 1h 24m

6.6/10

TMDB user score
64 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Blue Lamp is a 1950 crime and thriller film directed by Basil Dearden. Its leading cast includes Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley and Dirk Bogarde. It runs for 1 hour 24 minutes.

Synopsis

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.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 24 minutes
Language
English
Audience signal
6.6/10 from 64 TMDB votes

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Cast

  • 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
  • Gladys Henson Mrs Em Dixon
  • Tessie O'Shea Herself - Singer
  • John Adams PC at Darts Match (Uncredited)
  • Muriel Aked Mrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited)
  • Arnold Bell Hospital Doctor (Uncredited)
  • Alma Cogan Girl (Uncredited)

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