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The Blue Lamp

1950Movie1 h 24 min

CrimeThriller
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8Rotten Tomatoes83%66%
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8Rotten Tomatoes83%66%

Summary

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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  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

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24 of 35

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Directed by
Basil Dearden
Written by
Jan Read, T. E. B. Clarke, Ted Willis
Produced by
Michael Balcon
Music by
Ernest Irving

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Facts

January 19, 1950 · 1 h 24 min · Violence

Released
January 19, 1950
Runtime
1 h 24 min
Content
Violence
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Action
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
28 countries

Tropes

Karmic Death, Retirony, Special Guest +9

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Where can I stream The Blue Lamp?

KanopyBFI Player

In the United States, The Blue Lamp streams on BFI Player, and it is free with ads on Kanopy. It also streams in 26 other countries.

Is The Blue Lamp worth watching?

74
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 6.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%). Critics rate it higher (83 out of 100) than audiences (67).

What tropes does The Blue Lamp use?

Karmic DeathRetironySpecial GuestBookendsEven Evil Has StandardsLondon GangsterThe SociopathCurse Cut ShortOminous WalkUnarmed Cop, Armed CriminalTap on the HeadHoist by His Own Petardand 17 more

TV Tropes lists 29 tropes for it, including Karmic Death, Retirony, and Special Guest.