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Fanny by Gaslight
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Title: Fanny by Gaslight

Release Date: 8 May 1944

Runtime: 1h 47m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.7 (8 votes)

Cast

  • Lord Manderstoke: James Mason
  • Fanny: Phyllis Calvert
  • Harry Somerford: Stewart Granger
  • Lucy Beckett: Jean Kent
  • Chunks: Wilfrid Lawson
  • Alicia: Margaretta Scott
  • William Hopwood: John Laurie
  • Kate Somerford: Cathleen Nesbitt
  • Mrs. Somerford: Helen Haye
  • Mary Hopwood: Nora Swinburne
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