Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight (1944)

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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  • Release Date: 1944-05-08
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Director: Anthony Asquith

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Cast

  • James Mason

    Lord Manderstoke

  • Phyllis Calvert

    Fanny

  • Stewart Granger

    Harry Somerford

  • Jean Kent

    Lucy Beckett

  • Wilfrid Lawson

    Chunks

  • Margaretta Scott

    Alicia

  • John Laurie

    William Hopwood

  • Cathleen Nesbitt

    Kate Somerford

  • Helen Haye

    Mrs. Somerford

  • Nora Swinburne

    Mary Hopwood

  • Stuart Lindsell

    Clive Seymore

  • Amy Veness

    Mrs. Heaviside

  • Ann Wilton

    Carver

  • Guy Le Feuvre

    Doctor Lowenthal

  • Ann Stephens

    Fanny as Child

  • Esma Cannon

    Maid (uncredited)

  • Beresford Egan

    (uncredited)

  • Helen Goss

    Polly (uncredited)

  • Peter Jones

    Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)

  • Vi Kaley

    Mrs. Joe (uncredited)

  • Virginia Keiley

    (uncredited)

  • Beryl Laverick

    (uncredited)

  • Joan Rees

    (uncredited)

  • Johnnie Schofield

    Joe (uncredited)

  • Jack Sharp

    Carriage Driver (uncredited)

  • Cyril Smith

    Publican (uncredited)

  • John Turnbull

    Magistrate (uncredited)

  • Gloria Sydney

    Lucy as Child

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