The Fake

The Fake

1953
1h 20m
5.5

5.5/10

10 votes • View on IMDb
Crime Drama

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

Overview

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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pax Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

painting film noir art gallery art theft

Quick Facts

Release Date September 25, 1953
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0045745

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

Key Crew

Godfrey Grayson
Director
Patrick Kirwan
Screenplay
Steven Pallos
Producer