Fanny by Gaslight (1944)

Fanny by Gaslight
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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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Cast

James Mason
as Lord Manderstoke
Stewart Granger
as Harry Somerford
John Laurie
as William Hopwood
Peter Jones
as Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)
Amy Veness
as Mrs. Heaviside
Esma Cannon
as Maid (uncredited)
Nora Swinburne
as Mary Hopwood
Cyril Smith
as Publican (uncredited)
Cathleen Nesbitt
as Kate Somerford
Jean Kent
as Lucy Beckett
John Turnbull
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Helen Goss
as Polly (uncredited)
Helen Haye
as Mrs. Somerford
Ann Stephens
as Fanny as Child
Vi Kaley
as Mrs. Joe (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
as Joe (uncredited)

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