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The Fake( 1953)

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A RACKET'S A RACKET ...and A MURDER IS A MURDER!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dennis O'Keefe

      Paul Mitchell

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      Coleen Gray

      Mary Mason

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      Hugh Williams

      Sir Richard Aldingham

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      Guy Middleton

      Smith

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      John Laurie

      Henry Mason

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      Gerald Case

      Randall

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      Seymour Green

      Weston

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      Eliot Makeham

      George

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      Stanley Van Beers

      Cartwright

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      Ellen Pollock

      Miss Fossett

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      Morris Sweden

      Pettigrew

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      Dora Bryan

      Barmaid

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      Arnold Bell

      Police Inspector

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      Arnold Bell

      Bearded Tramp

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      Michael Ward

      Art Salesman

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      Clifford Buckton

      Lodging House Keeper

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      Leslie Phillips

      Boy Student

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      Marianne Noelle

      Girl Student

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      Billie Whitelaw

      Waitress

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      John Wadham

      Thug

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      Beatrice Kane

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      Frank Atkinson

      uncredited

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      Tom Clegg

      uncredited

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      Guy Deghy

      uncredited

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      Harold Sanderson

      uncredited

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      Johnnie Schofield

      uncredited

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      Leonard Sharp

      uncredited

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Mar 07 2024
    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 a visiting American expert "Mitchell" (Dennis O'Keefe) on hand and soon he is on the hunt for a mysterious and well connected fraudster. Coleen Gray provides the sidekick element amiably enough, and the...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • painting
    • film noir
    • art gallery
    • art theft