Movie: Fanny by Gaslight

Top 10 Billed Cast

James Mason
James Mason

Lord Manderstoke

Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Calvert

Fanny

Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger

Harry Somerford

Jean Kent
Jean Kent

Lucy Beckett

Wilfrid Lawson
Wilfrid Lawson

Chunks

Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Scott

Alicia

John Laurie
John Laurie

William Hopwood

Cathleen Nesbitt
Cathleen Nesbitt

Kate Somerford

Helen Haye
Helen Haye

Mrs. Somerford

Nora Swinburne
Nora Swinburne

Mary Hopwood

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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.

  • Release Date

    1944-05-08

  • Average

    5.167

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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    English
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