The Blue Lamp (1950) |
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| Director(s) | Basil Dearden |
| Producer(s) | Michael Balcon, Michael Relph |
| Top Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery |
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Dirk Bogarde
(as Tom Riley)
Bernard Lee
(as Inspector Cherry)
Meredith Edwards
(as PC Hughes)
Clive Morton
(as Police Sgt. Brooks)
Dora Bryan
(as Maisie)
Gladys Henson
(as Mrs Dixon)
Muriel Aked
(as Mrs. Waterboume)
The Blue Lamp Overview:
The Blue Lamp (1950) was a Action - Crime Film directed by Basil Dearden and produced by Michael Balcon and Michael Relph.
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The Blue Lamp (1950)
The Blue Lamp Directed by Basil Dearden Written by T.E.B. Clarke and Alexander Makendrick, original treatment by Jan Read and Ted Willis 1950/UK Ealing Studios First viewing/Amazon Instant Spud: Yeah. What starts out as a rather wholesome police procedural turns into a gritty thriller and fine char... Read full article
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Writer T.E.B. Clarke used to be a policeman.
The first film of Glyn Houston.
The producers obtained the full co-operation from the Metropolitan Police (the first film to do so) and were therefore able to use the real-life Paddington Green Police Station and New Scotland Yard for their location work.
The original Blue Lamp was transferred to the new Paddington Green Police Station and stands there today. It has recently been restored.
Even though George Dixon is killed in this movie he managed to star in the spin off TV series Dixon of Dock Green.