The Fake
6.1
“A RACKET'S A RACKET ...and A MURDER IS A MURDER!”
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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Cast
35 people
Dennis O'Keefe
Paul Mitchell
Known for
The Leopard Man
Raw Deal
Coleen Gray
Mary Mason
Known for
The Killing
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Hugh Williams
Sir Richard Aldingham
Known for
Wuthering Heights
Khartoum
Guy Middleton
Smith
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John Laurie
Henry Mason
Known for
Dad's Army
The 39 Steps
Gerald Case
Randall
Known for
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Seymour Green
Weston
Also in
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Eliot Makeham
George
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
A Canterbury Tale
Stanley Van Beers
Cartwright
Known for
The Dam Busters
Ellen Pollock
Miss Fossett
Known for
Horror Hospital
Morris Sweden
Pettigrew
Also in
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Dora Bryan
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Known for
MirrorMask
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Godfrey Grayson Director · Patrick Kirwan Screenplay James Daplyn Story
United States release September 25, 1953 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production United Artists Pictures
Production
Pax Films
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 25, 1953
Theatrical
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