The Blue Lamp (1950)

Movie Details

Original Title The Blue Lamp

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.6

Cast

Jack Warner

PC George Dixon

Popularity: 5.8

Jimmy Hanley

PC Andy Mitchell

Popularity: 0.8

Dirk Bogarde

Tom Riley

Popularity: 0.5

Robert Flemyng

Police Sgt. Roberts

Popularity: 0.7

Bernard Lee

Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

Popularity: 0.8

Peggy Evans

Diana Lewis

Popularity: 0.1

Patric Doonan

Spud

Popularity: 0.4

Bruce Seton

PC 'Jock' Campbell

Popularity: 0.3

Meredith Edwards

PC 'Taff' Hughes

Popularity: 1.4

Clive Morton

Police Sgt. Brooks

Popularity: 0.9

Frederick Piper

Alf Lewis

Popularity: 1.0

Dora Bryan

Maisie

Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director Basil Dearden

Screenplay T. E. B. Clarke

Writer Jan Read, Ted Willis

Producer Michael Balcon

Editor Peter Tanner

Production

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Ealing Studios

Videos & Trailers

the blue lamp intro jack warner

Clip

Image Gallery

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Keywords

film noir policeman british noir

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 7.5/10

Feb 8, 2014

Mustn't Grumble. The Blue Lamp is directed by Basil Dearden and written by T.E.B. Clarke. It stars Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemyng and Peggy Evans. Music is by Ernest Irving and cinematography by Gordon Dines. Andy Mitchell is a new recruit to the London police force, o ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Dec 27, 2022

I think a lot of what makes this film resonate, even now 50-odd years later - is the stark fact that back then, the murder of a police officer was still pretty rare and was a crime guaranteed to galvanise both the police and the criminal fraternities alike against the culprit. That all helps to crea ... Read more