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Fanny by Gaslight

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Fanny by Gaslight — Plot

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
  • May 8, 1944
  • Runtime
  • 107 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Romance
  • Director
  • Anthony Asquith

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Fanny by Gaslight — Cast

James Mason photo James Mason Lord Manderstoke Phyllis Calvert photo Phyllis Calvert Fanny Stewart Granger photo Stewart Granger Harry Somerford Jean Kent photo Jean Kent Lucy Beckett Wilfrid Lawson photo Wilfrid Lawson Chunks Margaretta Scott photo Margaretta Scott Alicia John Laurie photo John Laurie William Hopwood Cathleen Nesbitt photo Cathleen Nesbitt Kate Somerford

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