Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight (1944)

5.6 107 min Movie
DramaRomance

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.

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Cast

James Mason James Mason Lord Manderstoke
Phyllis Calvert Phyllis Calvert Fanny
Stewart Granger Stewart Granger Harry Somerford
Jean Kent Jean Kent Lucy Beckett
Wilfrid Lawson Wilfrid Lawson Chunks
Margaretta Scott Margaretta Scott Alicia
John Laurie John Laurie William Hopwood
Cathleen Nesbitt Cathleen Nesbitt Kate Somerford
Helen Haye Helen Haye Mrs. Somerford
Nora Swinburne Nora Swinburne Mary Hopwood
Stuart Lindsell Stuart Lindsell Clive Seymore
Amy Veness Amy Veness Mrs. Heaviside

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