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The Fake

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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 (Dennis O'Keefe) 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 (Coleen Gray), a Tate employee, to recover the original.

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paul d Godfrey Grayson's The Fake has an interesting premise, great location shooting in London, specifically at the Tate Gallery, and an irrepressible Dennis O'Keefe playing a bull-in-the-china-shop American detective in London. And, it tells its story in an economical 80 minutes. Part of that economy, however, is due to frequent "coincidences" in the screenplay, many of which center on the insurance detective played by Guy Middleton. These begin from the film's first frames, when he unexplainably becomes a Dr. Watson to O'Keefe's Sherlock Holmes. The effect is ultimately annoying. Coleen Gray is radiant and beautiful as ever, but here she doesn't appear to be enjoying herself. She comes across as a reluctant casting choice; this is not one of her better roles. It's a solid sleuthing story. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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 (Dennis O'Keefe) 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 (Coleen Gray), a Tate employee, to recover the original.
Director
Godfrey Grayson
Production Co
Pax Films
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 25, 1953, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m