The Blue Lamp (1950)

The Blue Lamp (1950)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1950-01-19 United Kingdom 84 Min. PG-13
6.6 59 votes
Crime, Thriller, Action

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
Alf Lewis
Dora Bryan is Maisie
Maisie
Gladys Henson is Mrs Em Dixon
Mrs Em Dixon
Tessie O'Shea is Herself - Singer
Herself - Singer
John Adams is PC at Darts Match (Uncredited)
PC at Darts Match (Uncredited)
Muriel Aked is Mrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited)
Mrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited)
Arnold Bell is Hospital Doctor (Uncredited)
Hospital Doctor (Uncredited)
Alma Cogan is Girl (Uncredited)
Girl (Uncredited)
Michael Corcoran is Detective (Uncredited)
Detective (Uncredited)
Betty Ann Davies is Mary Bertha Lewis (Uncredited)
Mary Bertha Lewis (Uncredited)
Rowland Douglas is Cinema Doorman (Uncredited)
Cinema Doorman (Uncredited)
Renee Gadd is Woman Driver (Uncredited)
Woman Driver (Uncredited)
Michael Golden is Mike Randall (Uncredited)
Mike Randall (Uncredited)
Cameron Hall is Drunk (Uncredited)
Drunk (Uncredited)
Melvyn Hayes is Blond Urchin (Uncredited)
Blond Urchin (Uncredited)
Eric Henderson is Police Constable (Uncredited)
Police Constable (Uncredited)
Charles Houston is Man in ID Parade (Uncredited)
Man in ID Parade (Uncredited)
Glyn Houston is Barrow Boy (Uncredited)
Barrow Boy (Uncredited)
Jennifer Jayne is June (Uncredited)
June (Uncredited)
Gerry Judge is Driver in Crashed Car Sequence (Uncredited)
Driver in Crashed Car Sequence (Uncredited)
Sam Kydd is Bookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited)
Bookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited)
Duncan Lewis is Mr Williams (Uncredited)
Mr Williams (Uncredited)
Arthur Lovegrove is Man Being Fingerprinted (Uncredited)
Man Being Fingerprinted (Uncredited)
Jack May is Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
William Mervyn is Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited)
Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited)
Glen Michael is Larry (Uncredited)
Larry (Uncredited)
Arthur Mullard is PC at Darts Game (Uncredited)
PC at Darts Game (Uncredited)
Richard Neller is Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Rosemary Nicols is Urchin (Uncredited)
Urchin (Uncredited)
Joe Phelps is Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Paul Phillips is Man in Street (Uncredited)
Man in Street (Uncredited)
Sidney Pointer is Supt. Harwood (Uncredited)
Supt. Harwood (Uncredited)
John Salew is Officious Man (Uncredited)
Officious Man (Uncredited)
Arthur Sandifer is Man in Street (Uncredited)
Man in Street (Uncredited)
Stuart Saunders is White City Security Officer (Uncredited)
White City Security Officer (Uncredited)
Charles Saynor is PC Wal Tovey (Uncredited)
PC Wal Tovey (Uncredited)
Jack Sharp is Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Norman Shelley is F.P. Jordan (Uncredited)
F.P. Jordan (Uncredited)
Campbell Singer is Station Sergeant (Uncredited)
Station Sergeant (Uncredited)
Anthony Steel is Police Constable (Uncredited)
Police Constable (Uncredited)
Gwynne Whitby is Police Sgt Grace Millard (Uncredited)
Police Sgt Grace Millard (Uncredited)
Billy Wilmot is Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Doris Yorke is Cinema Cashier (Uncredited)
Cinema Cashier (Uncredited)
Arthur Rigby is Policeman at Station(uncredited)
Policeman at Station(uncredited)
Gene Neighbors is Queenie (uncredited)
Queenie (uncredited)