The Blue Lamp (1949)
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The Blue Lamp was an immensely popular British crime film (and the winner of the BFA Award), concentrating on interrelated episodes in the lives of several London policemen. Jack Warner heads the cast as George Dixon, a veteran "bobby" who is murdered by scuzzy small-time criminals Dirk Bogarde and Patrick Doonan. Rookie cop Jimmy Hanley, who'd looked upon Warner as a father figure, is instrumental in bringing the crooks to justice. The semi-documentary style of The Blue Lamp could not help but have been an influence on Jack Webb's Dragnet. Jack Warner proved so popular in the character of George Dixon that he was brought back from the dead to star in the BBC TV series Dixon of Dock Green. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, (more)
- Director(s):
- Basil Dearden
Synopsis of The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp was an immensely popular British crime film (and the winner of the BFA Award), concentrating on interrelated episodes in the lives of several London policemen. Jack Warner heads the cast as George Dixon, a veteran "bobby" who is murdered by scuzzy small-time criminals Dirk Bogarde and Patrick Doonan. Rookie cop Jimmy Hanley, who'd looked upon Warner as a father figure, is instrumental in bringing the crooks to justice. The semi-documentary style of The Blue Lamp could not help but have been an influence on Jack Webb's Dragnet. Jack Warner proved so popular in the character of George Dixon that he was brought back from the dead to star in the BBC TV series Dixon of Dock Green. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Blue Lamp
- Jack Warner - George Dixon
- Dirk Bogarde - Tom Riley
- Robert Flemyng - Sgt. Roberts
- Peggy Evans - Diana Lewis
- Michael Golden - Mike Randall
- Dora Bryan - Maisie
- Bruce Seton - P.C. Campbell
- Gwynne Whitby - Sgt. Grace Millard
- Campbell Singer - Desk Sergeant
- Betty Ann Davies - Mrs. Lewis
- Tessie O'Shea - Herself (singer)
- Jimmy Hanley - Andy Mitchell
- Patric Doonan - Spud
- Bernard Lee - Inspector Cherry
- Clive Morton - Sgt. Brooks
- Gladys Henson - Mrs. Dixon
- Muriel Aked
- Glynis Johns
- Charles Saynor - P.C. Tovey
- Frederick Piper - Alf Lewis
- William Mervyn - Chief Insp. Hammond
- Meredith Edwards - P.C. Hughes
- Director(s):
- Basil Dearden
- Writer(s):
- T.E.B. Clarke, Alexander MacKendrick
- Producer(s):
- Michael Balcon
- 1950 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best British Film
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