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Fanny by Gaslight

  • May 1944
  • 1hr

    47mins

  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Directed by

    Anthony Asquith,

    Starring

    James Mason,

    Phyllis Calvert,

    Stewart Granger,

    Jean Kent

    ...

    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.