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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.

1944 |1h 47m |  Drama, Romance

Cast

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James Mason

Lord Manderstoke

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Phyllis Calvert

Fanny

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Stewart Granger

Harry Somerford

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Jean Kent

Lucy Beckett

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Wilfrid Lawson

Chunks

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Margaretta Scott

Alicia

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John Laurie

William Hopwood

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Cathleen Nesbitt

Kate Somerford

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Helen Haye

Mrs. Somerford

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Nora Swinburne

Mary Hopwood

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Amy Veness

Mrs. Heaviside

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Ann Stephens

Fanny as Child

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Esma Cannon

Maid (uncredited)

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Helen Goss

Polly (uncredited)

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Peter Jones

Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)

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Johnnie Schofield

Joe (uncredited)

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Cyril Smith

Publican (uncredited)

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John Turnbull

Magistrate (uncredited)

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Status

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Language

English

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