The Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1950-06-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(900 Reviews)

Director:

Basil Dearden

Cast:

Writer:

T.E.B. Clarke (screenplay)

Jan Read (original treatment)

Ted Willis (original treatment)

Alexander Mackendrick (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

We follow the daily activities of two London bobbies, veteran George Dixon and rookie Andy Mitchell. Meanwhile, young hoods Tom and Spud plan a series of robberies with Tom's girl Diana, a discontented beauty, as inside worker. But in their second crime, one of our heroes is shot, setting off a citywide manhunt. The killer is clever, but will he outsmart himself?

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