Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
1944 · Feature film · 103 min · dir. Anthony Asquith
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
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.…
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Details
- Director
- Anthony Asquith
- Writer
- Doreen Montgomery
- Cinematography
- Arthur Crabtree
- Studio
- Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
- Released
- 1944-05-08
- Running time
- 103 minutes
Cast & crew
Anthony Asquith Director
James Mason
Phyllis Calvert
Stewart Granger
Jean Kent
Wilfrid Lawson
Margaretta Scott
John Laurie
Cathleen Nesbitt
