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The Blue Lamp (1950)

Directed by Basil Dearden · Cinematography by Gordon Dines

Approved84 min63 frames

CrimeThrillerAction

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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The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: wide — A subterranean corridor features rows of white pillars and hanging signs for a restaurant. Four men walk in…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains pool tables under bright overhead rectangular lamps. Three men in period…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with dark curtains covering a window in the background. A young man stands facing a man…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: medium — A dense crowd at an outdoor evening event under bright overhead floodlights. A young man in a tie looks…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: wide — An urban sidewalk runs alongside a tall brick building with an iron railed staircase. A British police…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: medium — A hospital room contains a bed with a patient and several visitors. Three people observe a sleeping man…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: medium — A man sits at a desk in an office setting with a window behind him. He is holding a black rotary…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: medium — A sparsely furnished room features textured walls and a small window with visible exterior detail. A man…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: medium — An interior space features a brick wall backdrop and a smooth desk surface. A woman in a structured suit…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room filled with men working at tables under low-key lighting. The subjects examine documents…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features textured wallpaper and a small square wooden mirror. A man stands facing his…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: wide — A wet night street in London features a Victorian-style gas lamp and row houses. A policeman walks past a…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: closeup — A man stands in a dark space with vertical iron bars in the background. He holds a cigarette in his…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: wide — A steep, grassy railway embankment features a sign and complex overhead utility wires. A man in a dark suit…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: wide — A long, curved row of Victorian-style terraced houses lines a quiet city street. A black vintage automobile…The Blue Lamp (1950) movie still: wide — An exterior brick courtyard features a line of men waiting near a railing. A woman walks toward the line…

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