
Fanny by Gaslight
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
Drama
Romance
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Casts

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