Fanny by Gaslight
(1944)

Released: 1944-05-08

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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

as Lord Manderstoke

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Stewart Granger

as Harry Somerford

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Jean Kent

as Lucy Beckett

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John Laurie

as William Hopwood

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Cathleen Nesbitt

as Kate Somerford

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Helen Haye

as Mrs. Somerford

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Nora Swinburne

as Mary Hopwood

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Stuart Lindsell

as Clive Seymore

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Amy Veness

as Mrs. Heaviside

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Guy Le Feuvre

as Doctor Lowenthal

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Ann Stephens

as Fanny as Child

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Esma Cannon

as Maid (uncredited)

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Beresford Egan

as (uncredited)

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Helen Goss

as Polly (uncredited)

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Peter Jones

as Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)

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Vi Kaley

as Mrs. Joe (uncredited)

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