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Fanny by Gaslight (1944)

ALL 05/08/1944 (en) Drama, Romance 107 Min
  • Release
    05/08/1944
  • Production
    Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
  • Rotten tomato
    57%
  • Original title
    Fanny by Gaslight
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Anthony Asquith

    Director

  2. Story

  3. R. E. Dearing

    Editor

  4. Edward Black

    Producer



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Casts

  1. James Mason

    Lord Manderstoke

  2. Phyllis Calvert

    Fanny

  3. Stewart Granger

    Harry Somerford

  4. Jean Kent

    Lucy Beckett

  5. Wilfrid Lawson

    Chunks

  6. Margaretta Scott

    Alicia

  7. John Laurie

    William Hopwood

  8. Cathleen Nesbitt

    Kate Somerford

  9. Helen Haye

    Mrs. Somerford

  10. Nora Swinburne

    Mary Hopwood

  11. Stuart Lindsell

    Clive Seymore

  12. Amy Veness

    Mrs. Heaviside

  13. Ann Wilton

    Carver

  14. Guy Le Feuvre

    Doctor Lowenthal

  15. Ann Stephens

    Fanny as Child

  16. Esma Cannon

    Maid (uncredited)

  17. Beresford Egan

    (uncredited)

  18. Helen Goss

    Polly (uncredited)

  19. Peter Jones

    Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)

  20. Vi Kaley

    Mrs. Joe (uncredited)

  21. Virginia Keiley

    (uncredited)

  22. Beryl Laverick

    (uncredited)

  23. Joan Rees

    (uncredited)

  24. Johnnie Schofield

    Joe (uncredited)

  25. Jack Sharp

    Carriage Driver (uncredited)

  26. Cyril Smith

    Publican (uncredited)

  27. John Turnbull

    Magistrate (uncredited)

  28. Gloria Sydney

    Lucy as Child

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 28 , Crews : 14

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Fanny by Gaslight (1944) 107 Min

ALL 05/08/1944 (en)
Drama, Romance
  • Release 05/08/1944
  • Production
    Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
  • Original title Fanny by Gaslight
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Anthony Asquith

    Director

  2. Story

  3. R. E. Dearing

    Editor

  4. Edward Black

    Producer



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