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
The Blue Air Compressor reprint of the story, Gerald shoots Mrs. Leighton before overinflating her. The Blue Air Compressor The Blue Air Compressor is a short story by Stephen King, first published in January 1971 in "Onan Magazine" (University of Maine). It was revised and reprinted in the magazine "Heavy Metal" in July 1981. King himself narrates this story (and is mentioned by name in it). This story is difficult to find, since it has never been published in an anthology. Gerald Nately is a young writer who writes a short story about his friend's wife, Mrs. Leighton (no first names for the couple