The Blue Lamp poster

The Blue Lamp( 1950)

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66%
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Score

Sheds just enough light for MURDER

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jack Warner

      PC George Dixon

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      Jimmy Hanley

      PC Andy Mitchell

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      Dirk Bogarde

      Tom Riley

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      Robert Flemyng

      Police Sgt. Roberts

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      Bernard Lee

      Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

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      Peggy Evans

      Diana Lewis

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      Patric Doonan

      Spud

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      Bruce Seton

      PC 'Jock' Campbell

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      Meredith Edwards

      PC 'Taff' Hughes

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      Clive Morton

      Police Sgt. Brooks

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      Frederick Piper

      Alf Lewis

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      Dora Bryan

      Maisie

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      Gladys Henson

      Mrs Em Dixon

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      Tessie O'Shea

      Herself - Singer

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      John Adams

      PC at Darts Match (Uncredited)

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      Muriel Aked

      Mrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited)

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      Arnold Bell

      Hospital Doctor (Uncredited)

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      Alma Cogan

      Girl (Uncredited)

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      Michael Corcoran

      Detective (Uncredited)

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      Betty Ann Davies

      Mary Bertha Lewis (Uncredited)

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      Rowland Douglas

      Cinema Doorman (Uncredited)

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      Renee Gadd

      Woman Driver (Uncredited)

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      Michael Golden

      Mike Randall (Uncredited)

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      Cameron Hall

      Drunk (Uncredited)

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      Melvyn Hayes

      Blond Urchin (Uncredited)

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      Eric Henderson

      Police Constable (Uncredited)

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      Charles Houston

      Man in ID Parade (Uncredited)

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      Glyn Houston

      Barrow Boy (Uncredited)

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      Jennifer Jayne

      June (Uncredited)

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      Gerry Judge

      Driver in Crashed Car Sequence (Uncredited)

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      Sam Kydd

      Bookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited)

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      Duncan Lewis

      Mr Williams (Uncredited)

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      Arthur Lovegrove

      Man Being Fingerprinted (Uncredited)

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      Jack May

      Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

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      William Mervyn

      Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited)

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      Glen Michael

      Larry (Uncredited)

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      Arthur Mullard

      PC at Darts Game (Uncredited)

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      Richard Neller

      Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

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      Rosemary Nicols

      Urchin (Uncredited)

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      Joe Phelps

      Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

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      Paul Phillips

      Man in Street (Uncredited)

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      Sidney Pointer

      Supt. Harwood (Uncredited)

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      John Salew

      Officious Man (Uncredited)

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      Arthur Sandifer

      Man in Street (Uncredited)

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      Stuart Saunders

      White City Security Officer (Uncredited)

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      Charles Saynor

      PC Wal Tovey (Uncredited)

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      Jack Sharp

      Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

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      Norman Shelley

      F.P. Jordan (Uncredited)

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      Campbell Singer

      Station Sergeant (Uncredited)

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      Anthony Steel

      Police Constable (Uncredited)

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      Gwynne Whitby

      Police Sgt Grace Millard (Uncredited)

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      Billy Wilmot

      Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

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      Doris Yorke

      Cinema Cashier (Uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7.5
    Written by John Chard on Sat Feb 08 2014
    Mustn't Grumble. The Blue Lamp is directed by Basil Dearden and written by T.E.B. Clarke. It stars Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemyng and Peggy Evans. Music is by Ernest Irving and cinematography by Gordon Dines. Andy Mitchell is a new recruit to the London police force, old hand George Dixon takes him under his wing and shows him the ropes. When Dixon is gunned down by a hot headed crook, Mitchell, the force, and the close knit community, all rally round to catch the villain. What chiefly makes The Blue Lamp a fine watch is being able to witness the good old days ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • film noir
    • policeman
    • british noir