Fanny by Gaslight
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- Runtime
- 107 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- James Mason
- Phyllis Calvert
- Stewart Granger
- Jean Kent
- Wilfrid Lawson
- Margaretta Scott
- John Laurie
- Cathleen Nesbitt
- Helen Haye
- Nora Swinburne
- Stuart Lindsell
- Amy Veness
- Ann Wilton
- Guy Le Feuvre
- Ann Stephens
- Esma Cannon
- Beresford Egan
- Helen Goss
- Peter Jones
- Vi Kaley
- Virginia Keiley
- Beryl Laverick
- Joan Rees
- Johnnie Schofield
- Jack Sharp
- Cyril Smith
- John Turnbull
- Gloria Sydney
Director
- Anthony Asquith
Producers
- Edward Black