Fanny by Gaslight (1944)

Drama Romance

Returning to 1870's 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.

Updated May 24 2020

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1944-05-02

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infidelity

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Runtime: 107 mins Rating: 5.8

Cast

James Mason

Lord Manderstoke

John Laurie

William Hopwood

Helen Haye

Mrs. Somerford

Jean Kent

Lucy Beckett

Margaretta Scott

Alicia

Stewart Granger

Harry Somerford

Cathleen Nesbitt

Kate Somerford

Nora Swinburne

Mary Hopwood

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Crew

Louis Levy

Music Director

Elizabeth Haffenden

Costume Design

Edward Black

Producer

R.E. Dearing

Editor

Anthony Asquith

Director

Arthur Crabtree

Director of Photography

Doreen Montgomery

Writer

John Bryan

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