Fanny by Gaslight
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1944-05-08
Runtime: 107 mins
Director: Anthony Asquith
Writer: Doreen Montgomery, Aimée Stuart
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: Fanny by Gaslight
Production Companies: Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
James Mason
Phyllis Calvert
Stewart Granger
Jean Kent
Wilfrid Lawson
Margaretta Scott
John Laurie
Cathleen Nesbitt
Helen Haye
Nora Swinburne
Stuart Lindsell
Amy Veness
Ann Wilton
Guy Le Feuvre
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