Movie Description
Fanny by Gaslight
(1944)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Anthony Asquith
- Producer : Edward Black
- Writer : Doreen Montgomery,Aimée Stuart
- Editor : R. E. Dearing
- Cast : James Mason,Phyllis Calvert,Stewart Granger,Jean Kent,Wilfrid Lawson,Margaretta Scott,John Laurie,Cathleen Nesbitt,Helen Haye,Nora Swinburne,Stuart Lindsell,Amy Veness,Ann Wilton,Guy Le Feuvre,Ann Stephens,Esma Cannon,Beresford Egan,Helen Goss,Peter Jones,Vi Kaley,Virginia Keiley,Beryl Laverick,Joan Rees,Johnnie Schofield,Jack Sharp,Cyril Smith,John Turnbull,Gloria Sydney
Cast
Lord Manderstoke
Fanny
Harry Somerford
Lucy Beckett
Chunks
Alicia
William Hopwood
Kate Somerford
Mrs. Somerford
Mary Hopwood
Clive Seymore
Mrs. Heaviside
Carver
Doctor Lowenthal
Fanny as Child
Maid (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Polly (uncredited)
Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)
Mrs. Joe (uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
Joe (uncredited)
Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Publican (uncredited)
Magistrate (uncredited)
Lucy as Child
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Facts
Original TitleFanny by Gaslight
Status Released
Release Information
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1944-05-08
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 47m
Production CompaniesGainsborough Pictures,J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Genres
- Drama
- Romance