Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight

Release date : May 8, 1944
Runtime : 1h 47m
Countries of origin : United Kingdom /
Original Language : English /
Director : Anthony Asquith /
Production companies : Gainsborough Pictures / J. Arthur Rank Organisation /
May 8, 1944 1h 47m United Kingdom Drama English More
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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.
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James Mason
Lord Manderstoke
Stewart Granger
Harry Somerford
Jean Kent
Lucy Beckett
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)

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  • title:Fanny by Gaslight
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1944
  • Runtime:1h 47m
  • Genres: Drama · Romance ·
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Anthony Asquith /
  • Writers: Doreen Montgomery · Michael Sadleir · Aimée Stuart ·
  • Production companies: Gainsborough Pictures · J. Arthur Rank Organisation ·
  • Overview: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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