The Blue Lamp The Blue Lamp The Blue Lamp is a 1950 British police drama, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Warner as veteran PC Dixon, Jimmy Hanley as newcomer PC Mitchell, and Dirk Bogarde as hardened criminal Tom Riley. The title refers to the blue lamps that traditionally hung outside British police stations (and often still do). The film became the inspiration for the 1955–1976 TV series "Dixon of Dock Green", where Jack Warner continued to play PC Dixon until he was 80 years old (even though Dixon's murder is the central plot of the original film). The screenplay was written
George Dixon (baseball) George Dixon (baseball) George "Tubby" Dixon (January 4, 1896 – August 4, 1940) was a Negro Leagues catcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. When he started catching for the Chicago American Giants during spring training in Palm Beach, Florida, newspaper reports called him "the best young player that has been tried out with the Giants in years." In 1917, 21 year-old Dixon registered for the WWI Draft. He lists his current occupation as professional ball player, working for Rube Foster. He lists his current address as 3664