Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight

1944 en 107 minutes

Rating: 5.2

Plot

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.

Trailer

Trailer's not available.

Cast

James Mason

James Mason

Lord Manderstoke

Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Fanny

Stewart Granger

Stewart Granger

Harry Somerford

Jean Kent

Jean Kent

Lucy Beckett

Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid Lawson

Chunks

Margaretta Scott

Margaretta Scott

Alicia

John Laurie

John Laurie

William Hopwood

Cathleen Nesbitt

Cathleen Nesbitt

Kate Somerford

Helen Haye

Helen Haye

Mrs. Somerford

Nora Swinburne

Nora Swinburne

Mary Hopwood

Stuart Lindsell

Stuart Lindsell

Clive Seymore

Amy Veness

Amy Veness

Mrs. Heaviside

Ann Wilton

Ann Wilton

Carver

Guy Le Feuvre

Guy Le Feuvre

Doctor Lowenthal

Ann Stephens

Ann Stephens

Fanny as Child

Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Maid (uncredited)

Beresford Egan

Beresford Egan

(uncredited)

Helen Goss

Helen Goss

Polly (uncredited)

Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)

Vi Kaley

Vi Kaley

Mrs. Joe (uncredited)

Virginia Keiley

Virginia Keiley

(uncredited)

Beryl Laverick

Beryl Laverick

(uncredited)

Joan Rees

Joan Rees

(uncredited)

Johnnie Schofield

Johnnie Schofield

Joe (uncredited)

Jack Sharp

Jack Sharp

Carriage Driver (uncredited)

Cyril Smith

Cyril Smith

Publican (uncredited)

John Turnbull

John Turnbull

Magistrate (uncredited)

Gloria Sydney

Gloria Sydney

Lucy as Child

Similar Movies

Bičianka z doliny

Bičianka z doliny

sk

January 1, 1981

Factory Girl

Factory Girl

en

December 29, 2006

Verses of Love

Verses of Love

id

February 28, 2008

Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

en

September 5, 2008

Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire

en

November 12, 2008

Disgrace

Disgrace

en

September 6, 2008

All or Nothing

All or Nothing

en

October 18, 2002

Father Sergius

Father Sergius

ru

September 5, 1978

The Bricklayers

The Bricklayers

es

December 23, 1976

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

en

February 18, 1999

Unknown Origins

Unknown Origins

es

August 28, 2020

Shadows in the Sun

Shadows in the Sun

en

May 12, 2005

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

en

July 25, 2008

The Tower of Lies

The Tower of Lies

en

October 10, 1925

The Lure

The Lure

en

August 24, 1914

Random Hearts

Random Hearts

en

October 8, 1999

Tell Me No Secrets

Tell Me No Secrets

en

January 20, 1997

The Clutch of Power

The Clutch of Power

zh

December 29, 1977

Bones and All

Bones and All

en

November 18, 2022