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The Fake
The Fake

The Fake

A RACKET'S A RACKET ...and A MURDER IS A MURDER!

Genres

CrimeDrama

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Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them with nearly flawless forgeries. Leonardo da Vinci's "Madonna and Child" is being shipped to London's Tate Gallery for a special exhibition, and Paul Mitchell is assigned to protect it. Upon the painting's arrival, Paul realizes it has been switched. Eager to collect the museum's $50,000 reward, he teams up with Mary Mason, a Tate employee, to recover the original.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

25 September 1953

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Paul Mitchell

Coleen Gray

Coleen Gray

Mary Mason

Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams

Sir Richard Aldingham

Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

Smith

John Laurie

John Laurie

Henry Mason

Gerald Case

Gerald Case

Randall

Seymour Green

Seymour Green

Weston

Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

George

Stanley Van Beers

Stanley Van Beers

Cartwright

Ellen Pollock

Ellen Pollock

Miss Fossett

Morris Sweden

Morris Sweden

Pettigrew

Dora Bryan

Dora Bryan

Barmaid

Arnold Bell

Arnold Bell

Police Inspector

Michael Ward

Michael Ward

Art Salesman

Clifford Buckton

Clifford Buckton

Lodging House Keeper

Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

Boy Student

Marianne Noelle

Marianne Noelle

Girl Student

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Waitress

John Wadham

John Wadham

Thug

Beatrice Kane

Beatrice Kane

Frank Atkinson

Frank Atkinson

uncredited

Tom Clegg

Tom Clegg

uncredited

Guy Deghy

Guy Deghy

uncredited

Harold Sanderson

Harold Sanderson

uncredited

Johnnie Schofield

Johnnie Schofield

uncredited

Leonard Sharp

Leonard Sharp

uncredited

Philip Ray

Philip Ray

Bearded Tramp

Hyma Beckley

Hyma Beckley

Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)

Jimmy Cains

Jimmy Cains

Howard - Tate Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

Dan Darnelli

Dan Darnelli

Pub Customer (uncredited)

Norman Fisher

Norman Fisher

Museum Visitor (uncredited)

Robert Gregory

Robert Gregory

Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)

Charles Hammond

Charles Hammond

Pub Customer (uncredited)

Dido Plumb

Dido Plumb

Museum Visitor (uncredited)

Jim Tyson

Jim Tyson

Stevedore (uncredited)

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