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Scotland Yard Investigator
SECRETS NEVER BEFORE REVEALED...the thief that rocked the international scene...exposed in a thrilling screen story!
A London curator loses the Mona Lisa to a collector, who discovers it's a fake.
- Original title
- Scotland Yard Investigator
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Jun 11, 2022 · via TMDB
This is quite an engaging little mystery. Sir C. Aubrey Smith ("Collison") is director of the National Art Museum charged with repatriating artworks after the end of WWII. When some colleagues from the Parisian Louvre arrive to collect the "Mona Lisa", all seems fine. Fine, that is, until the slightly dodgy art collector "Hoffmeyer" (Erich von Stroheim - with a full head of hair!) arrives at his home next day with the painting - and points out that it is a fake! A bit of investigation soon realises that it is, indeed, a forgery - but where is the real one? The mystery itself is all a bit lightweight, with us knowing from the outset where the real painting lies, and that Forrester Harvey's opportunistic "Todworthy" is trying to extort a ransom from both men, whilst himself ending up in quite a considerable degree of danger as both the police and the criminals close in. It's all really more of a gentle character effort with neither star having to break into a sweat as the story moves forward in an entirely predictable, but affable fashion. The production is pretty basic, but at just over the hour, I did quite enjoy it.
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C. Aubrey Smith
James Collison
Erich von Stroheim
Carl Hoffmeyer
Stephanie Bachelor
Toni Collison
Forrester Harvey
Sam Todworthy
Doris Lloyd
Emma Todworthy
Richard Fraser
Robert Cartwright
Eva Moore
Mary Collison
Victor Varconi
Jules
Emil Rameau
Professor Renault
Frederick Worlock
John Brent
Olaf Hytten
Purvis
Georges Metaxa
Henri
Colin Campbell
Waters
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