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The Blue Lamp (1950)

Sheds just enough light for MURDER

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Basil Dearden
Writer : T. E. B. Clarke

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Inspector Cherry
Peggy Evans
Peggy Evans
Diana Lewis
Patric Doonan
Patric Doonan
Spud
Bruce Seton
Bruce Seton
PC Campbell
Meredith Edwards
Meredith Edwards
PC Hughes
Frederick Piper
Frederick Piper
Alf Lewis
Dora Bryan
Dora Bryan
Maisie
Tessie O'Shea
Tessie O'Shea
Herself
Clive Morton
Clive Morton
Police Sgt. Brooks
Gladys Henson
Gladys Henson
Mrs Dixon

Crews

Basil Dearden
Basil Dearden
Director
T. E. B. Clarke
T. E. B. Clarke
Screenplay
Michael Balcon
Michael Balcon
Producer
Gordon Dines
Gordon Dines
Director of Photography
Jan Read
Jan Read
Writer
Ted Willis
Ted Willis
Writer
Jim Morahan
Jim Morahan
Art Direction
Anthony Mendleson
Anthony Mendleson
Costume Design
Chic Waterson
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Ernest Irving
Ernest Irving
Music Director
Ernest Taylor
Ernest Taylor
Makeup Artist
Harry Frampton
Harry Frampton
Makeup Artist
Peter Tanner
Peter Tanner
Editor
Harry Kratz
Harry Kratz
Assistant Director
Arthur Bradburn
Arthur Bradburn
Sound Recordist
Lionel Banes
Lionel Banes
Additional Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

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