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The Blue Lamp (1949)
Director: Basil Dearden
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From Time Out Film Guide
The film that spawned George Dixon, of 'Dock Green' fame, here presented as the perfect friendly bobby, teaching new recruit Hanley the rules of the game, until halfway through he is shot and killed by Bogarde's reckless delinquent. Thereafter the film details the search for the killer, but it's less interesting as a thriller than as a cosy, rosy depiction of both the police and the society in which they function, ever ready to help the bobbies in their quest for justice. Very, very British, and not a patch on its far tougher, darker Hollywood counterparts.Author: GA
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- Cheezy said...
- Posted on Aug 28 2007 12:45 One of my fave classics, well acted, and brilliant direction. Hope this never gets re-worked
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Cast & crew
Director: Basil Dearden
Producer: Michael Balcon
Cast: Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde, Peggy Evans, Patric Doonan, Robert Flemyng, Bernard Lee, Meredith Edwards, Gladys Henson full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 84 mins
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