The Fake (1953)

5.9/10 80 min Crime Drama

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.

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe

Paul Mitchell

Coleen Gray

Mary Mason

Hugh Williams

Sir Richard Aldingham

Guy Middleton

Smith

John Laurie

Henry Mason

Eliot Makeham

George

Stanley Van Beers

Cartwright

Ellen Pollock

Miss Fossett

Dora Bryan

Barmaid

Michael Ward

Art Salesman

Leslie Phillips

Boy Student

Billie Whitelaw

Waitress

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