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The Fake (1953)

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

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Godfrey Grayson
Writer : Patrick Kirwan

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
Paul Mitchell
Coleen Gray
Coleen Gray
Mary Mason
Hugh Williams
Hugh Williams
Sir Richard Aldingham
Guy Middleton
Guy Middleton
Smith
John Laurie
John Laurie
Henry Mason
Gerald Case
Gerald Case
Randall
Seymour Green
Seymour Green
Weston
Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
George
Stanley Van Beers
Stanley Van Beers
Cartwright
Ellen Pollock
Ellen Pollock
Miss Fossett
Morris Sweden
Morris Sweden
Pettigrew
Dora Bryan
Dora Bryan
Barmaid
Arnold Bell
Arnold Bell
Police Inspector
Arnold Bell
Arnold Bell
Bearded Tramp
Michael Ward
Michael Ward
Art Salesman
Clifford Buckton
Clifford Buckton
Lodging House Keeper
Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips
Boy Student
Marianne Noelle
Marianne Noelle
Girl Student
Billie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw
Waitress
John Wadham
John Wadham
Thug
Beatrice Kane
Beatrice Kane
Frank Atkinson
Frank Atkinson
uncredited
Tom Clegg
Tom Clegg
uncredited
Guy Deghy
Guy Deghy
uncredited
Harold Sanderson
Harold Sanderson
uncredited
Johnnie Schofield
Johnnie Schofield
uncredited
Leonard Sharp
Leonard Sharp
uncredited

Crews

Godfrey Grayson
Godfrey Grayson
Director
James Daplyn
James Daplyn
Story
Patrick Kirwan
Patrick Kirwan
Screenplay
Theo Lageard
Theo Lageard
Production Manager
Leon Bijou
Leon Bijou
Assistant Director
Angela Allen
Angela Allen
Continuity
Harold Hayson
Harold Hayson
Camera Operator
Jim Connock
Jim Connock
Editor
Denis Wreford
Denis Wreford
Art Direction
V.P.  Hutchinson
V.P. Hutchinson
Makeup Artist
Robert Faloon
Robert Faloon
Production Accountant
Ambrose Grayson
Ambrose Grayson
Associate Producer
Steven Pallos
Steven Pallos
Producer
John Jones
John Jones
Casting
Ilona Kabos
Ilona Kabos
Original Music Composer
Leo Wilkins
Leo Wilkins
Sound
Cedric Williams
Cedric Williams
Director of Photography
Charles Hasse
Charles Hasse
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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