The Fake
The Fake
The Fake
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1953
1h 20m
5.5(10 votes)
Crime
Drama

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.

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35 members
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Dennis O'Keefe

Paul Mitchell

Dennis O'Keefe
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Coleen Gray

Mary Mason

Coleen Gray
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Hugh Williams

Sir Richard Aldingham

Hugh Williams
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Guy Middleton

Smith

Guy Middleton
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John Laurie

Henry Mason

John Laurie
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Gerald Case

Randall

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Seymour Green

Weston

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Eliot Makeham

George

Eliot Makeham
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Stanley Van Beers

Cartwright

Stanley Van Beers
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Ellen Pollock

Miss Fossett

Ellen Pollock
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Morris Sweden

Pettigrew

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Dora Bryan

Barmaid

Dora Bryan
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Arnold Bell

Police Inspector

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Michael Ward

Art Salesman

Michael Ward
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Clifford Buckton

Lodging House Keeper

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Leslie Phillips

Boy Student

Leslie Phillips
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Marianne Noelle

Girl Student

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Billie Whitelaw

Waitress

Billie Whitelaw
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John Wadham

Thug

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Beatrice Kane

Unknown Role

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Frank Atkinson

uncredited

Frank Atkinson
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Tom Clegg

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Tom Clegg
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Guy Deghy

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Guy Deghy
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Harold Sanderson

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Johnnie Schofield

uncredited

Johnnie Schofield
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Leonard Sharp

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Philip Ray

Bearded Tramp

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Hyma Beckley

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)

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Dido Plumb

Museum Visitor (uncredited)

Dido Plumb
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Jim Tyson

Stevedore (uncredited)

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