The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp
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1950
1h 24m
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.

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Ealing Studios

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Cast & Crew

55 members
Acting

Jack Warner

PC George Dixon

Jack Warner
Acting

Jimmy Hanley

PC Andy Mitchell

Jimmy Hanley
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Dirk Bogarde

Tom Riley

Dirk Bogarde
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Robert Flemyng

Police Sgt. Roberts

Robert Flemyng
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Bernard Lee

Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

Bernard Lee
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Peggy Evans

Diana Lewis

Peggy Evans
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Patric Doonan

Spud

Patric Doonan
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Bruce Seton

PC 'Jock' Campbell

Bruce Seton
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Meredith Edwards

PC 'Taff' Hughes

Meredith Edwards
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Clive Morton

Police Sgt. Brooks

Clive Morton
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Frederick Piper

Alf Lewis

Frederick Piper
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Dora Bryan

Maisie

Dora Bryan
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Gladys Henson

Mrs Em Dixon

Gladys Henson
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Tessie O'Shea

Herself - Singer

Tessie O'Shea
Acting

John Adams

PC at Darts Match (Uncredited)

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Muriel Aked

Mrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited)

Muriel Aked
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Arnold Bell

Hospital Doctor (Uncredited)

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Alma Cogan

Girl (Uncredited)

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Michael Corcoran

Detective (Uncredited)

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Betty Ann Davies

Mary Bertha Lewis (Uncredited)

Betty Ann Davies
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Rowland Douglas

Cinema Doorman (Uncredited)

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Renee Gadd

Woman Driver (Uncredited)

Renee Gadd
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Michael Golden

Mike Randall (Uncredited)

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Cameron Hall

Drunk (Uncredited)

Cameron Hall
Acting

Melvyn Hayes

Blond Urchin (Uncredited)

Melvyn Hayes
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Eric Henderson

Police Constable (Uncredited)

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Charles Houston

Man in ID Parade (Uncredited)

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Glyn Houston

Barrow Boy (Uncredited)

Glyn Houston
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Jennifer Jayne

June (Uncredited)

Jennifer Jayne
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Gerry Judge

Driver in Crashed Car Sequence (Uncredited)

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Sam Kydd

Bookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited)

Sam Kydd
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Duncan Lewis

Mr Williams (Uncredited)

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Arthur Lovegrove

Man Being Fingerprinted (Uncredited)

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Jack May

Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

Jack May
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William Mervyn

Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited)

William Mervyn
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Glen Michael

Larry (Uncredited)

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Arthur Mullard

PC at Darts Game (Uncredited)

Arthur Mullard
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Richard Neller

Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

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Rosemary Nicols

Urchin (Uncredited)

Rosemary Nicols
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Joe Phelps

Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

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Paul Phillips

Man in Street (Uncredited)

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Sidney Pointer

Supt. Harwood (Uncredited)

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John Salew

Officious Man (Uncredited)

John Salew
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Arthur Sandifer

Man in Street (Uncredited)

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Stuart Saunders

White City Security Officer (Uncredited)

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Charles Saynor

PC Wal Tovey (Uncredited)

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Jack Sharp

Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

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Norman Shelley

F.P. Jordan (Uncredited)

Norman Shelley
Acting

Campbell Singer

Station Sergeant (Uncredited)

Campbell Singer
Acting

Anthony Steel

Police Constable (Uncredited)

Anthony Steel
Acting

Gwynne Whitby

Police Sgt Grace Millard (Uncredited)

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Acting

Billy Wilmot

Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

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Doris Yorke

Cinema Cashier (Uncredited)

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Arthur Rigby

Policeman at Station(uncredited)

Arthur Rigby
Acting

Gene Neighbors

Queenie (uncredited)

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