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The Fake

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Plot

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.

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe as Paul Mitchell
Dennis O'Keefe

as Paul Mitchell

Coleen Gray as Mary Mason
Coleen Gray

as Mary Mason

Hugh Williams as Sir Richard Aldingham
Hugh Williams

as Sir Richard Aldingham

Guy Middleton as Smith
Guy Middleton

as Smith

John Laurie as Henry Mason
John Laurie

as Henry Mason

Gerald Case as Randall
Gerald Case

as Randall

Seymour Green as Weston
Seymour Green

as Weston

Eliot Makeham as George
Eliot Makeham

as George

Stanley Van Beers as Cartwright
Stanley Van Beers

as Cartwright

Ellen Pollock as Miss Fossett
Ellen Pollock

as Miss Fossett

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • September 25, 1953

Production Companies

  • Pax Films

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.33 hrs

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Reviews

This is actually quite a fun little story with just about all of the jeopardy dealt with by the title! A ship docks at Tilbury and a crate is off-loaded, rather unceremoniously. A scuffle breaks out between the dockers and next thing, the world renowned "Madonna and Child" by Leonardo Da Vinci has gone walkabouts. It's very quickly recovered, but - is it the real thing? Well fortunately, we have …