

The Fake
1953-09-25 · 80 min · ★ 5.9
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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- Directors
- Godfrey Grayson
- Production companies
- Pax Films
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Dennis O'KeefePaul Mitchell
Coleen GrayMary Mason
Hugh WilliamsSir Richard Aldingham
Guy MiddletonSmith
John LaurieHenry Mason
Eliot MakehamGeorge
Stanley Van BeersCartwright
Ellen PollockMiss Fossett
Dora BryanBarmaid
Michael WardArt Salesman
Leslie PhillipsBoy Student
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