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Movie Info

Newbie London police officer Andy Mitchell (Jimmy Hanley) is paired with seasoned cop George Dixon (Jack Warner) to work the night shift. When criminals Tom Riley (Dirk Bogarde) and Spud (Patric Doonan) are caught robbing a local movie theater, George meets Tom in a face-off. While trying to coax the thief into making a peaceful surrender, George is wounded and taken to the hospital. It then becomes Andy's task to track down the crooks and restore honor to his partner.

Genre:

crime, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Basil Dearden
Producer:

Michael Balcon
Writer:

T.E.B. Clarke
Runtime:

1h 24m
Production Co:

J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios

Cast & Crew

Jack Warner
PC George Dixon

Dirk Bogarde
Tom Riley

Jimmy Hanley
PC Andy Mitchell

Robert Flemyng
Police Sgt. Roberts

Bernard Lee
Inspector Cherry

Peggy Evans
Diana Lewis

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Critic Reviews for The Blue Lamp

All Critics (3) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (1)

A warmly human, unpretentious yarn about the murder of an affable London policeman. The many amusing incidents are part and parcel of the story, not lugged in for "comic relief."

January 7, 2020 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine
The latest production from Ealing Studios unavoidably challenges comparison with Hollywood in style and verisimilitude; it must be said that comparison on all major counts is unfavourable.

January 25, 2018 | Full Review…

MFB Critics
Monthly Film Bulletin
Solid Brit crime drama.

April 11, 2005 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

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Audience Reviews for The Blue Lamp

Dec 10, 2012

Police officers pursue a band of thieves who kill one of their own. This film starts about thirty minutes too early; it's over a third of exposition. What is more, there is clear thesis to the film as it basically states in the first minute that it lauds the efforts of British police, and the film doesn't blanch at showing their bravery, resourcefulness, and teamwork. The officers are not flawed characters, nor are they really characters with any dimension. The bad guys are bad, nothing exceptional. And the plot unfolds rather predictably. Overall, I think this film might have been innovative in 1950, paving the way for <i>The French Connection</i> and other crime dramas, but today it doesn't hold as much sway.

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