The blue lamp [videorecording]
2016
DVDs and BluRay
Classic British crime drama directed by Basil Dearden. After being called to the scene of an armed robbery, veteran PC George Dixon (Jack Warner) is shot and killed by young criminal Tom Riley (Dirk Bogarde) while new recruit Andy Mitchell (Jimmy Hanley) can only look on in horror. With word soon getting out of the popular policeman's murder, some of the West London criminal fraternity join forces with Mitchell and his colleagues and set out on a hunt to find the killer.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Support Services | New DVD 12 | Available |
Main title:
The blue lamp [videorecording] / director, Basil Dearden; producer, Michael Balcon; producer, Michael Relph; writer, T.E.B. Clarke.
Author:
Dearden, Basil, 1911-1971, directorIrving, Ernest, 1878-1953, musicWarner, Jack, 1895-1981, actorHanley, Jimmy, 1918-1970, actorBogarde, Dirk, 1921-1999, actor
Work:
Imprint:
StudioCanal, 2016.
Collation:
1 videodisc (80 min.) : b&w.
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English), Commentary (Jan Read, Charles Barr), Other documentaries ('BBC Radio 3: The Essay - British Cinema of the 1940s - 'The Blue Lamp'', Locations featurette with Richard Dacre), Image gallery.Made in 1949.Credits: music, Ernest Irving.DVDDR.Credits: music, Ernest Irving; cinematographer, Gordon Dines.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemyng, Bernard Lee, Dora Bryan, Patric Doonan, Peggy Evans, Gladys Henson, Clive Morton, Tessie O'Shea, Frederick Piper, Bruce Seton, Norman Shelley, Campbell Singer.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
BRN:
2456564