The Blue Lamp (1950)

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Sheds just enough light for MURDER

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.

• Released: 1950-01-19
• Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action
• Runtime: 1h 24m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 64 votes

Directed by Basil Dearden.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Blue Lamp

• United States: stream on BFI Player Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy
• United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel, Channel 4 Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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