film noir,policeman,british noir

The Blue Lamp (1950)

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Sheds just enough light for MURDER

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Basil Dearden
  • Profile picture of Jack Warner
    PC George Dixon Jack Warner
  • Profile picture of Jimmy Hanley
    PC Andy Mitchell Jimmy Hanley
  • Profile picture of Dirk Bogarde
    Tom Riley Dirk Bogarde
  • Profile picture of Robert Flemyng
    Police Sgt. Roberts Robert Flemyng
  • Profile picture of Bernard Lee
    Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry Bernard Lee
  • Profile picture of Peggy Evans
    Diana Lewis Peggy Evans
  • Profile picture of Patric Doonan
    Spud Patric Doonan
  • Profile picture of Bruce Seton
    PC 'Jock' Campbell Bruce Seton

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Keywords

  • film noir
  • policeman
  • british noir