The Fake

1953 PG-13 1h 20m

5.9 / 10 11

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5.9/10

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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.

Director Godfrey Grayson

Writers

James Daplyn Patrick Kirwan

Stars

Dennis O'Keefe Coleen Gray Hugh Williams

Sir Richard Aldingham

Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)

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Jimmy Cains

Howard - Tate Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

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Dan Darnelli

Pub Customer (uncredited)

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Norman Fisher

Museum Visitor (uncredited)

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Robert Gregory

Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)

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Charles Hammond

Pub Customer (uncredited)

Dido Plumb

Museum Visitor (uncredited)

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Jim Tyson

Stevedore (uncredited)

Crime Drama

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Geronimo1967 7 Mar 2024

6/10

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...