The Fake (1953)
The Fake (1953)
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

Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe As: Paul Mitchell
Coleen Gray Coleen Gray As: Mary Mason
Hugh Williams Hugh Williams As: Sir Richard Aldingham
Guy Middleton Guy Middleton As: Smith
John Laurie John Laurie As: Henry Mason
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A RACKET'S A RACKET ...and A MURDER IS A MURDER!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Crime, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 25 September 1953

Country: GB

Runtime: 80m

Company Credits

Company: Pax Films

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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

Arnold Bell

Arnold Bell

Bearded Tramp

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

Directed By

Godfrey Grayson

Godfrey Grayson

Director

Leon Bijou

Leon Bijou

Assistant Director

Angela Allen

Angela Allen

Continuity

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Theo Lageard

Theo Lageard

Production Manager

Robert Faloon

Robert Faloon

Production Accountant

Ambrose Grayson

Ambrose Grayson

Associate Producer

Steven Pallos

Steven Pallos

Producer

John Jones

John Jones

Casting

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

U. P. Hutchinson

U. P. Hutchinson

Makeup Artist

Sound

Ilona Kabos

Ilona Kabos

Original Music Composer

Leo Wilkins

Leo Wilkins

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Cedric Williams

Cedric Williams

Director of Photography

Harold Hayson

Harold Hayson

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Denis Wreford

Denis Wreford

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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