The Blue Lamp
1950 · Movie · 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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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-01-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 84 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (63 votes)
Themes
- film noir
- policeman
- british noir
Cast & crew
Jack Warner
as PC George Dixon
Jimmy Hanley
as PC Andy Mitchell
Dirk Bogarde
as Tom Riley
Robert Flemyng
as Police Sgt. Roberts
Bernard Lee
as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Peggy Evans
as Diana Lewis
Patric Doonan
as Spud
Bruce Seton
as PC 'Jock' Campbell
Meredith Edwards
as PC 'Taff' Hughes
Clive Morton
as Police Sgt. Brooks
Directed by Basil Dearden