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The Fake

A RACKET'S A RACKET ...and A MURDER IS A MURDER!
Sep 25, 1953 · 1h 20m
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Crime
Drama

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.

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CAST

Dennis O'Keefe
Paul Mitchell
Coleen Gray
Mary Mason
Hugh Williams
Sir Richard Aldingham
Guy Middleton
Smith
John Laurie
Henry Mason
Gerald Case
Randall
Seymour Green
Weston
Eliot Makeham
George
Directed by Godfrey Grayson

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Pax Films
Country
US, GB

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