

The Fake
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.
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- painting
- film noir
- art gallery
- art theft
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- Theatrical25 Sept 1953
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The Fake was released on 25 September 1953.
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CinemaSerf
3/7/2024
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 visiting American e…
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