Directed by:
Basil DeardenScreenplay:
T.E.B. ClarkeCinematography:
Gordon DinesCast:
Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemyng, Bernard Lee, Frederick Piper, Glynis Johns, Anthony Steel, Cameron Hall, Jennifer Jayne, Bruce Seton (more)Plots(1)
An immensely popular British crime film, Basil Dearden's The Blue Lamp was scripted by ex-policeman T.E.B Clark, the writer who arguably did most to define Ealing Studio's post-war identity. The film marked the first appearance of the character of Jack Warner - later to be immortalized in Dixon Of Dock Green. The story follows two London policemen whose daily routine is interrupted by a botched robbery and subsequent murder hunt. Starring Dirk Bogarde it was originally released in 1950. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
Jack Warner
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Bernard Lee
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Jennifer Jayne
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Meredith Edwards
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Glyn Houston
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Charles Saynor
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Clive Morton
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Muriel Aked
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Gladys Henson
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