The Fake (1953)

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

Directed by Godfrey Grayson1h 20mCrime,Drama

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.

Year
1953
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
25 September 1953
TMDB
5.9 (11)
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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
G
Gerald Case
Randall
S
Seymour Green
Weston
Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
George
Stanley Van Beers
Stanley Van Beers
Cartwright
Ellen Pollock
Ellen Pollock
Miss Fossett
M
Morris Sweden
Pettigrew
Dora Bryan
Dora Bryan
Barmaid
A
Arnold Bell
Police Inspector
Michael Ward
Michael Ward
Art Salesman
C
Clifford Buckton
Lodging House Keeper
Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips
Boy Student
M
Marianne Noelle
Girl Student
Billie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw
Waitress
J
John Wadham
Thug
B
Beatrice Kane
Frank Atkinson
Frank Atkinson
uncredited
Tom Clegg
Tom Clegg
uncredited
Guy Deghy
Guy Deghy
uncredited
H
Harold Sanderson
uncredited
Johnnie Schofield
Johnnie Schofield
uncredited
L
Leonard Sharp
uncredited
P
Philip Ray
Bearded Tramp
H
Hyma Beckley
Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)
J
Jimmy Cains
Howard - Tate Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
D
Dan Darnelli
Pub Customer (uncredited)
N
Norman Fisher
Museum Visitor (uncredited)
R
Robert Gregory
Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)
C
Charles Hammond
Pub Customer (uncredited)
Dido Plumb
Dido Plumb
Museum Visitor (uncredited)
J
Jim Tyson
Stevedore (uncredited)

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