painting,film noir,art gallery,art theft

The Fake (1953)

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

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 & Crew

Director
Godfrey Grayson
  • Profile picture of Dennis O'Keefe
    Paul Mitchell Dennis O'Keefe
  • Profile picture of Coleen Gray
    Mary Mason Coleen Gray
  • Profile picture of Hugh Williams
    Sir Richard Aldingham Hugh Williams
  • Profile picture of Guy Middleton
    Smith Guy Middleton
  • Profile picture of John Laurie
    Henry Mason John Laurie
  • Profile picture of Eliot Makeham
    George Eliot Makeham
  • Profile picture of Stanley Van Beers
    Cartwright Stanley Van Beers
  • Profile picture of Ellen Pollock
    Miss Fossett Ellen Pollock

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Keywords

  • painting
  • film noir
  • art gallery
  • art theft