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The Blue Lamp

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1950 | 84 min | Crime, Thriller, Action

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved The Naked City or Touch of Evil, start here.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 24 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1950: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 25K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Basil Dearden

  • 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