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The Blue Lamp
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The Blue Lamp

1950-01-19 · 84 min · ★ 6.6

Crime · Thriller · Action

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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Directors
Basil Dearden
Production companies
J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jack WarnerJack WarnerPC George Dixon
Jimmy HanleyJimmy HanleyPC Andy Mitchell
Dirk BogardeDirk BogardeTom Riley
Robert FlemyngRobert FlemyngPolice Sgt. Roberts
Bernard LeeBernard LeeDivisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Peggy EvansPeggy EvansDiana Lewis
Patric DoonanPatric DoonanSpud
Bruce SetonBruce SetonPC 'Jock' Campbell
Meredith EdwardsMeredith EdwardsPC 'Taff' Hughes
Clive MortonClive MortonPolice Sgt. Brooks
Frederick PiperFrederick PiperAlf Lewis
Dora BryanDora BryanMaisie
Gladys HensonGladys HensonMrs Em Dixon
Tessie O'SheaHerself - Singer
John AdamsPC at Darts Match (Uncredited)
Muriel AkedMuriel AkedMrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited)
Arnold BellHospital Doctor (Uncredited)
Alma CoganGirl (Uncredited)
Michael CorcoranDetective (Uncredited)
Betty Ann DaviesBetty Ann DaviesMary Bertha Lewis (Uncredited)

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