The Blue Lamp (1950)
The Blue Lamp is a 1950 crime movie directed by Basil Dearden, with a running time of 1h 24m. It stars Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley and Dirk Bogarde.
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.
Where to watch The Blue Lamp
Stream: BFI Player Amazon Channel
Watch free: Kanopy
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
- Frederick Piper as Alf Lewis
- Dora Bryan as Maisie