The Fake (1953)

  • NR
  • 09/25/1953 (US)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 1h 20m

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.

Godfrey Grayson

Director

James Daplyn

Story

Patrick Kirwan

Screenplay

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe's headshot

Dennis O'Keefe

Paul Mitchell
Coleen Gray's headshot

Coleen Gray

Mary Mason
Hugh Williams's headshot

Hugh Williams

Sir Richard Aldingham
Guy Middleton's headshot

Guy Middleton

Smith
John Laurie's headshot

John Laurie

Henry Mason
Gerald Case's headshot

Gerald Case

Randall
Seymour Green's headshot

Seymour Green

Weston
Eliot Makeham's headshot

Eliot Makeham

George

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