Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
Synopsis
Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.
Release Date: 1944-05-08
Runtime: 107 minutes
Director: Anthony Asquith
Top Cast
- James Mason as Lord Manderstoke
- Phyllis Calvert as Fanny
- Stewart Granger as Harry Somerford
- Jean Kent as Lucy Beckett
- Wilfrid Lawson as Chunks
- Margaretta Scott as Alicia
- John Laurie as William Hopwood
- Cathleen Nesbitt as Kate Somerford
- Helen Haye as Mrs. Somerford
- Nora Swinburne as Mary Hopwood
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