The Fake
# A RACKET'S A RACKET ...and A MURDER IS A MURDER!
π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1953-09-25
β Running Time:
80 mins
β Vote Average:
5.6
Beloved Cast
Paul Mitchell
Dennis O'Keefe
Mary Mason
Coleen Gray
Sir Richard Aldingham
Hugh Williams
Smith
Guy Middleton
Henry Mason
John Laurie
Randall
Gerald Case
Weston
Seymour Green
George
Eliot Makeham
Cartwright
Stanley Van Beers
Miss Fossett
Ellen Pollock
Pettigrew
Morris Sweden
Barmaid
Dora Bryan
Police Inspector
Arnold Bell
Bearded Tramp
Arnold Bell
Art Salesman
Michael Ward
Lodging House Keeper
Clifford Buckton
Boy Student
Leslie Phillips
Girl Student
Marianne Noelle
Waitress
Billie Whitelaw
Thug
John Wadham
Beatrice Kane
uncredited
Frank Atkinson
uncredited
Tom Clegg
uncredited
Guy Deghy
uncredited
Harold Sanderson
uncredited
Johnnie Schofield
uncredited
Leonard Sharp