United Kingdom / Jan 19, 1950
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bruce Seton | PC 'Jock' Campbell |
| Meredith Edwards | PC 'Taff' Hughes |
| Clive Morton | Police Sgt. Brooks |
| Frederick Piper | Alf Lewis |
| Dora Bryan | Maisie |
| Gladys Henson | Mrs Em Dixon |
| Tessie O'Shea | Herself - Singer |
| John Adams | PC at Darts Match (Uncredited) |
| Muriel Aked | Mrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited) |
| Arnold Bell | Hospital Doctor (Uncredited) |
| Alma Cogan | Girl (Uncredited) |
| Michael Corcoran | Detective (Uncredited) |
| Betty Ann Davies | Mary Bertha Lewis (Uncredited) |
| Rowland Douglas | Cinema Doorman (Uncredited) |
| Renee Gadd | Woman Driver (Uncredited) |
| Michael Golden | Mike Randall (Uncredited) |
| Cameron Hall | Drunk (Uncredited) |
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| Melvyn Hayes | Blond Urchin (Uncredited) |
| Eric Henderson | Police Constable (Uncredited) |
| Charles Houston | Man in ID Parade (Uncredited) |
| Glyn Houston | Barrow Boy (Uncredited) |
| Jennifer Jayne | June (Uncredited) |
| Gerry Judge | Driver in Crashed Car Sequence (Uncredited) |
| Sam Kydd | Bookmaker's Assistant at White City (Uncredited) |
| Duncan Lewis | Mr Williams (Uncredited) |
| Arthur Lovegrove | Man Being Fingerprinted (Uncredited) |
| Jack May | Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited) |
| William Mervyn | Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited) |
| Glen Michael | Larry (Uncredited) |
| Arthur Mullard | PC at Darts Game (Uncredited) |
| Richard Neller | Man in Crowd (Uncredited) |
| Rosemary Nicols | Urchin (Uncredited) |
| Joe Phelps | Man in Crowd (Uncredited) |
| Paul Phillips | Man in Street (Uncredited) |
| Sidney Pointer | Supt. Harwood (Uncredited) |
| John Salew | Officious Man (Uncredited) |
| Arthur Sandifer | Man in Street (Uncredited) |
| Stuart Saunders | White City Security Officer (Uncredited) |
| Charles Saynor | PC Wal Tovey (Uncredited) |
| Jack Sharp | Man in Crowd (Uncredited) |
| Norman Shelley | F.P. Jordan (Uncredited) |
| Campbell Singer | Station Sergeant (Uncredited) |
| Anthony Steel | Police Constable (Uncredited) |
| Gwynne Whitby | Police Sgt Grace Millard (Uncredited) |
| Billy Wilmot | Man in Crowd (Uncredited) |
| Doris Yorke | Cinema Cashier (Uncredited) |
| Arthur Rigby | Policeman at Station(uncredited) |
| Gene Neighbors | Queenie (uncredited) |
Genres
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Blue Lamp |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios |
| Release date | 19 gennaio 1950 |
| Production | Michael Balcon |
| Writer | T. E. B. Clarke, Jan Read, Ted Willis |
| Editing | Peter Tanner |
| Cinematography | Gordon Dines, Chic Waterson, Lionel Banes |
| Assistant directors | Harry Kratz, Basil Dearden |
| Camera operators | Chic Waterson, Gordon Dines, Lionel Banes |
| Additional photography | Gordon Dines, Chic Waterson, Lionel Banes |
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| Production design | Jim Morahan |
| Art direction | Jim Morahan |
| Set decoration | Jim Morahan |
| Music | Ernest Irving, Arthur Bradburn |
| Sound | Ernest Irving, Arthur Bradburn |
| Costume design | Anthony Mendleson, Ernest Taylor, Harry Frampton |
| Makeup | Ernest Taylor, Harry Frampton, Anthony Mendleson |
| Hairstyling | Anthony Mendleson, Ernest Taylor, Harry Frampton |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jun 01, 1950
Australia / Nov 24, 1950
Physical media
United Kingdom / Jul 28, 1989 / PG / VHS
Brazil / Dec 12, 2016 / IMDB
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