The Fake 71 years old

A RACKET'S A RACKET ...and A MURDER IS A MURDER!

The Fake

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.

Credits

The Fake Cast

Name Character
Billie Whitelaw She was 21, 82 years old when she died as Waitress
John Laurie He was 56, 83 years old when he died as Henry Mason
Leslie Phillips He was 29, now 100 years old as Boy Student
Guy Deghy He was 40, 79 years old when he died as uncredited
Dennis O'Keefe He was 45, 60 years old when he died as Paul Mitchell
Hugh Williams He was 49, 65 years old when he died as Sir Richard Aldingham
Dora Bryan She was 30, 91 years old when she died as Barmaid
Michael Ward He was 44, 88 years old when he died as Art Salesman
Arnold Bell He was 52, 86 years old when he died as Police Inspector
Arnold Bell He was 52, 86 years old when he died as Bearded Tramp
Johnnie Schofield He was 54, 56 years old when he died as uncredited
Eliot Makeham He was 70, 73 years old when he died as George
Ellen Pollock She was 51, 94 years old when she died as Miss Fossett
Coleen Gray She was 30, 92 years old when she died as Mary Mason
Morris Sweden as Pettigrew
Frank Atkinson He was 60, 69 years old when he died as uncredited
Guy Middleton He was 45, 65 years old when he died as Smith
Stanley Van Beers He was 42, 50 years old when he died as Cartwright
Beatrice Kane
Leonard Sharp He was 63, 67 years old when he died as uncredited
Gerald Case He was 48, 80 years old when he died as Randall

The Fake Crew

Name Department
Steven Pallos as Producer. He was 51 (now 122) years old Production
Angela Allen as Continuity. She was 24 (now 95) years old Directing
Godfrey Grayson as Director. He was 40 (85) years old when He died Directing
Jim Connock as Editor. He was 28 (66) years old when He died Editing
Patrick Kirwan as Screenplay. He was 54 (85) years old when He died Writing
Ambrose Grayson as Associate Producer. Production
The Fake poster
The Fake (71 years)

A RACKET'S A RACKET ...and A MURDER IS A MURDER!

  • Release day: Friday, September 25, 1953
  • Runtime: 80 minutes