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The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp

Sheds just enough light for MURDER

Genres

CrimeThrillerAction

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

19 January 1950

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Jack Warner

Jack Warner

PC George Dixon

Jimmy Hanley

Jimmy Hanley

PC Andy Mitchell

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Tom Riley

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Police Sgt. Roberts

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

Peggy Evans

Peggy Evans

Diana Lewis

Patric Doonan

Patric Doonan

Spud

Bruce Seton

Bruce Seton

PC 'Jock' Campbell

Meredith Edwards

Meredith Edwards

PC 'Taff' Hughes

Clive Morton

Clive Morton

Police Sgt. Brooks

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Alf Lewis

Dora Bryan

Dora Bryan

Maisie

Gladys Henson

Gladys Henson

Mrs Em Dixon

Tessie O'Shea

Tessie O'Shea

Herself - Singer

John Adams

John Adams

PC at Darts Match (Uncredited)

Muriel Aked

Muriel Aked

Mrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited)

Arnold Bell

Arnold Bell

Hospital Doctor (Uncredited)

Alma Cogan

Alma Cogan

Girl (Uncredited)

Michael Corcoran

Michael Corcoran

Detective (Uncredited)

Betty Ann Davies

Betty Ann Davies

Mary Bertha Lewis (Uncredited)

Rowland Douglas

Rowland Douglas

Cinema Doorman (Uncredited)

Renee Gadd

Renee Gadd

Woman Driver (Uncredited)

Michael Golden

Michael Golden

Mike Randall (Uncredited)

Cameron Hall

Cameron Hall

Drunk (Uncredited)

Melvyn Hayes

Melvyn Hayes

Blond Urchin (Uncredited)

Eric Henderson

Eric Henderson

Police Constable (Uncredited)

Charles Houston

Charles Houston

Man in ID Parade (Uncredited)

Glyn Houston

Glyn Houston

Barrow Boy (Uncredited)

Jennifer Jayne

Jennifer Jayne

June (Uncredited)

Gerry Judge

Gerry Judge

Driver in Crashed Car Sequence (Uncredited)

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Bookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited)

Duncan Lewis

Duncan Lewis

Mr Williams (Uncredited)

Arthur Lovegrove

Arthur Lovegrove

Man Being Fingerprinted (Uncredited)

Jack May

Jack May

Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

William Mervyn

William Mervyn

Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited)

Glen Michael

Glen Michael

Larry (Uncredited)

Arthur Mullard

Arthur Mullard

PC at Darts Game (Uncredited)

Richard Neller

Richard Neller

Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

Rosemary Nicols

Rosemary Nicols

Urchin (Uncredited)

Joe Phelps

Joe Phelps

Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

Paul Phillips

Paul Phillips

Man in Street (Uncredited)

Sidney Pointer

Sidney Pointer

Supt. Harwood (Uncredited)

John Salew

John Salew

Officious Man (Uncredited)

Arthur Sandifer

Arthur Sandifer

Man in Street (Uncredited)

Stuart Saunders

Stuart Saunders

White City Security Officer (Uncredited)

Charles Saynor

Charles Saynor

PC Wal Tovey (Uncredited)

Jack Sharp

Jack Sharp

Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

Norman Shelley

Norman Shelley

F.P. Jordan (Uncredited)

Campbell Singer

Campbell Singer

Station Sergeant (Uncredited)

Anthony Steel

Anthony Steel

Police Constable (Uncredited)

Gwynne Whitby

Gwynne Whitby

Police Sgt Grace Millard (Uncredited)

Billy Wilmot

Billy Wilmot

Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

Doris Yorke

Doris Yorke

Cinema Cashier (Uncredited)

Arthur Rigby

Arthur Rigby

Policeman at Station(uncredited)

Gene Neighbors

Gene Neighbors

Queenie (uncredited)

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