Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight

107 mins | Drama, Romance | May 8, 1944

Returning to 1870's 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.

Fanny by Gaslight

107 mins | Drama, Romance | May 8, 1944

Fanny by Gaslight
Returning to 1870's 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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Gainsborough Pictures
Original title Fanny by Gaslight
Directors Anthony Asquith
Writers Michael Sadleir, Aimée Stuart, Doreen Montgomery

Cast

James Mason

as Lord Manderstoke

Phyllis Calvert

as Fanny

Stewart Granger

as Harry Somerford

Jean Kent

as Lucy Beckett

Wilfrid Lawson

as Chunks

Margaretta Scott

as Alicia

John Laurie

as William Hopwood

Cathleen Nesbitt

as Kate Somerford

Helen Haye

as Mrs. Somerford

Nora Swinburne

as Mary Hopwood

Stuart Lindsell

as Clive Seymore

Amy Veness

as Mrs. Heaviside

Ann Wilton

as Carver

Guy Le Feuvre

as Doctor Lowenthal

Ann Stephens

as Fanny as Child

Esma Cannon

as Maid (uncredited)

Beresford Egan

as (uncredited)

Helen Goss

as Polly (uncredited)

Peter Jones

as Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)

Vi Kaley

as Mrs. Joe (uncredited)

Virginia Keiley

as (uncredited)

Beryl Laverick

as (uncredited)

Joan Rees

as (uncredited)

Johnnie Schofield

as Joe (uncredited)

Jack Sharp

as Carriage Driver (uncredited)

Cyril Smith

as Publican (uncredited)

John Turnbull

as Magistrate (uncredited)

Gloria Sydney

as Lucy as Child