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The Blue Lamp is a 1950 British police procedural film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Warner as PC Dixon, Jimmy Hanley as newcomer PC Mitchell, and Dirk Bogarde as criminal Tom Riley. The title refers to the blue lamps that traditionally hung outside British police stations (and often still do).
The Blue Lamp: Directed by Basil Dearden. With Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemyng. The daily routine of two London Policemen is interrupted by a killer.
This was an enjoyable crime drama focused on a rookie police constable, his father (also a policeman) and their pursuit of a group of small-time hoods turned murderers. Pretty decent acting. My pick for the best screamer goes to the sensuous blonde who pals around with the junior thugs.
This classic thriller focuses on interrelated episodes in the lives of several London policemen, including veteran bobby George Dixon. Watch trailers & learn more.
The daily routine of two London Policemen is interrupted by a killer. We follow the daily activities of two London bobbies, veteran Police Constable George Dixon (Jack Warner) and rookie Police Constable Andy Mitchell (Jimmy Hanley).
Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s. 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.
Jun 18, 2009 · The Blue Lamp (1950) was an attempt to address this topical concern but also intended as a tribute to the police forces in Britain who often risked their lives in the line of service. More importantly, the film took a documentary-styled approach to its subject matter as Jules Dassin had done the previous year with his influential noir, The ...
