The Fake (1953)
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
Writer:
Patrick Kirwan
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Dennis O'Keefe as Paul Mitchell |
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Coleen Gray as Mary Mason |
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Hugh Williams as Sir Richard Aldingham |
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Guy Middleton as Smith |
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John Laurie as Henry Mason |
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Gerald Case as Randall |
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Seymour Green as Weston |
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Eliot Makeham as George |
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Stanley Van Beers as Cartwright |
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Ellen Pollock as Miss Fossett |
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Morris Sweden as Pettigrew |
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Dora Bryan as Barmaid |
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Arnold Bell as Police Inspector |
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Michael Ward as Art Salesman |
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Clifford Buckton as Lodging House Keeper |
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Leslie Phillips as Boy Student |
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Marianne Noelle as Girl Student |
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Billie Whitelaw as Waitress |
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John Wadham as Thug |
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Beatrice Kane as |
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Frank Atkinson as uncredited |
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Tom Clegg as uncredited |
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Guy Deghy as uncredited |
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Harold Sanderson as uncredited |
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Johnnie Schofield as uncredited |
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Leonard Sharp as uncredited |
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Philip Ray as Bearded Tramp |
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Hyma Beckley as Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Cains as Howard - Tate Gallery Attendant (uncredited) |
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Dan Darnelli as Pub Customer (uncredited) |
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Norman Fisher as Museum Visitor (uncredited) |
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Robert Gregory as Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited) |
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Charles Hammond as Pub Customer (uncredited) |
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Dido Plumb as Museum Visitor (uncredited) |
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Jim Tyson as Stevedore (uncredited) |
| Directing | Godfrey Grayson | Director |
| Writing | Patrick Kirwan | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Daplyn | Story |
| Editing | Charles Hasse | Editor |
| Sound | Ilona Kabos | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Cedric Williams | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Leo Wilkins | Sound |
| Editing | Jim Connock | Editor |
| Production | Steven Pallos | Producer |
| Directing | Angela Allen | Continuity |
| Production | Ambrose Grayson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Robert Faloon | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Leon Bijou | Assistant Director |
| Art | Denis Wreford | Art Direction |
| Camera | Harold Hayson | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | U. P. Hutchinson | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Theo Lageard | Production Manager |
| Production | John Jones | Casting |
