

The Blue Lamp
1950-01-19 · 84 min · ★ 6.6
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 WarnerPC George Dixon
Jimmy HanleyPC Andy Mitchell
Dirk BogardeTom Riley
Robert FlemyngPolice Sgt. Roberts
Bernard LeeDivisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Peggy EvansDiana Lewis
Patric DoonanSpud
Bruce SetonPC 'Jock' Campbell
Meredith EdwardsPC 'Taff' Hughes
Clive MortonPolice Sgt. Brooks
Frederick PiperAlf Lewis
Dora BryanMaisie
Gladys HensonMrs Em Dixon
Muriel AkedMrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited)
Betty Ann DaviesMary Bertha Lewis (Uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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