The Blue Lamp (1950)

The Blue Lamp (1950)

Sheds just enough light for MURDER 1950-01-19 United Kingdom 84 Min. PG-13
6.6 51 votes

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.

Cast

Jack Warner is PC George Dixon
PC George Dixon
Jimmy Hanley is PC Andy Mitchell
PC Andy Mitchell
Dirk Bogarde is Tom Riley
Tom Riley
Robert Flemyng is Police Sgt. Roberts
Police Sgt. Roberts
Bernard Lee is Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Peggy Evans is Diana Lewis
Diana Lewis
Bruce Seton is PC 'Jock' Campbell
PC 'Jock' Campbell
Meredith Edwards is PC 'Taff' Hughes
PC 'Taff' Hughes
Clive Morton is Police Sgt. Brooks
Police Sgt. Brooks
Frederick Piper is Alf Lewis
Dora Bryan is Maisie