Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
Fanny by Gaslight
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.
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James Mason
as Lord Manderstoke
as Lord Manderstoke
Phyllis Calvert
as Fanny
as Fanny
Stewart Granger
as Harry Somerford
as Harry Somerford
Jean Kent
as Lucy Beckett
as Lucy Beckett
Wilfrid Lawson
as Chunks
as Chunks
Margaretta Scott
as Alicia
as Alicia
John Laurie
as William Hopwood
as William Hopwood
Cathleen Nesbitt
as Kate Somerford
as Kate Somerford
Helen Haye
as Mrs. Somerford
as Mrs. Somerford
Nora Swinburne
as Mary Hopwood
as Mary Hopwood
Stuart Lindsell
as Clive Seymore
as Clive Seymore
Amy Veness
as Mrs. Heaviside
as Mrs. Heaviside
Ann Wilton
as Carver
as Carver
Guy Le Feuvre
as Doctor Lowenthal
as Doctor Lowenthal
Ann Stephens
as Fanny as Child
as Fanny as Child
Esma Cannon
as Maid (uncredited)
as Maid (uncredited)
Beresford Egan
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Helen Goss
as Polly (uncredited)
as Polly (uncredited)
Peter Jones
as Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)
as Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)
Vi Kaley
as Mrs. Joe (uncredited)
as Mrs. Joe (uncredited)
Virginia Keiley
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Beryl Laverick
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Joan Rees
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
as Joe (uncredited)
as Joe (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Cyril Smith
as Publican (uncredited)
as Publican (uncredited)
John Turnbull
as Magistrate (uncredited)
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Gloria Sydney
as Lucy as Child
as Lucy as Child
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Doreen Montgomery
Writer
Writer
Edward Black
Producer
Producer
Arthur Crabtree
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Anthony Asquith
Director
Director
Elizabeth Haffenden
Costume Design
Costume Design
Louis Levy
Music Director
Music Director
W.T. Partleton
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
R. E. Dearing
Editor
Editor
John Bryan
Art Direction
Art Direction
Michael Sadleir
Novel
Novel
Aimée Stuart
Writer
Writer
Cedric Mallabey
Music
Music
Arthur Alcott
Production Manager
Production Manager
B. C. Sewell
Sound Supervisor
Sound Supervisor
