The Blue Lamp

1950    84m    Approved
Crime, Thriller,
6.883%69%66%
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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.
Directed By
Basil Dearden
Written By
Jan Read, Ted Willis
Studio
J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios

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Cast of The Blue Lamp
  • Jack WarnerPC George Dixon
  • Jimmy HanleyPC Andy Mitchell
  • Dirk BogardeTom Riley
  • Robert FlemyngPolice Sgt. Roberts
  • Bernard LeeDivisional Detective Inspector Cherry
  • Peggy EvansDiana Lewis
  • Patric DoonanSpud
  • Bruce SetonPC 'Jock' Campbell
  • Meredith EdwardsPC 'Taff' Hughes
  • Clive MortonPolice Sgt. Brooks
  • Frederick PiperAlf Lewis
  • Dora BryanMaisie
  • Gladys HensonMrs Em Dixon
  • Tessie O'SheaHerself - Singer
  • John AdamsPC at Darts Match (Uncredited)
  • Muriel AkedMrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited)
  • Arnold BellHospital Doctor (Uncredited)
  • Alma CoganGirl (Uncredited)
  • Michael CorcoranDetective (Uncredited)
  • Betty Ann DaviesMary Bertha Lewis (Uncredited)
  • Rowland DouglasCinema Doorman (Uncredited)
  • Renee GaddWoman Driver (Uncredited)
  • Michael GoldenMike Randall (Uncredited)
  • Cameron HallDrunk (Uncredited)
  • Melvyn HayesBlond Urchin (Uncredited)
  • Eric HendersonPolice Constable (Uncredited)
  • Charles HoustonMan in ID Parade (Uncredited)
  • Glyn HoustonBarrow Boy (Uncredited)
  • Jennifer JayneJune (Uncredited)
  • Gerry JudgeDriver in Crashed Car Sequence (Uncredited)
  • Sam KyddBookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited)
  • Duncan LewisMr Williams (Uncredited)
  • Arthur LovegroveMan Being Fingerprinted (Uncredited)
  • Jack MayOld Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
  • William MervynChief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited)
  • Glen MichaelLarry (Uncredited)
  • Arthur MullardPC at Darts Game (Uncredited)
  • Richard NellerMan in Crowd (Uncredited)
  • Rosemary NicolsUrchin (Uncredited)
  • Joe PhelpsMan in Crowd (Uncredited)
  • Paul PhillipsMan in Street (Uncredited)
  • Sidney PointerSupt. Harwood (Uncredited)
  • John SalewOfficious Man (Uncredited)
  • Arthur SandiferMan in Street (Uncredited)
  • Stuart SaundersWhite City Security Officer (Uncredited)
  • Charles SaynorPC Wal Tovey (Uncredited)
  • Jack SharpMan in Crowd (Uncredited)
  • Norman ShelleyF.P. Jordan (Uncredited)
  • Campbell SingerStation Sergeant (Uncredited)
  • Anthony SteelPolice Constable (Uncredited)
  • Gwynne WhitbyPolice Sgt Grace Millard (Uncredited)
  • Billy WilmotMan in Crowd (Uncredited)
  • Doris YorkeCinema Cashier (Uncredited)
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