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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Cast
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James Mason
Lord Manderstoke
Known for
Lolita
North by Northwest
Wilfred Lawson
Chunks
Phyllis Calvert
Fanny
Known for
Indiscreet
Twisted Nerve
Stewart Granger
Harry Somerford
Known for
Moonfleet
Scaramouche
Jean Kent
Lucy Beckett
Known for
The Browning Version
The Prince and the Showgirl
Wilfrid Lawson
Chunks
Known for
Pygmalion
The Long Voyage Home
Margaretta Scott
Alicia
Known for
Things to Come
All Creatures Great and Small
John Laurie
William Hopwood
Known for
Dad's Army
The 39 Steps
Cathleen Nesbitt
Kate Somerford
Known for
An Affair to Remember
The Parent Trap
Helen Haye
Mrs. Somerford
Known for
The 39 Steps
The Skin Game
Nora Swinburne
Mary Hopwood
Known for
The River
Quo Vadis
Stuart Lindsell
Clive Seymore
Also in
Passport to Pimlico
Profile
Anthony Asquith Director · Doreen Montgomery Writer Aimée Stuart Writer
Worldwide gross $17K · First release May 8, 1944 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$17,285
Production
Gainsborough Pictures
Production
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 8, 1944
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
November 16, 1945 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 8, 1946 · Theatrical
XC
June 21, 1946 · Theatrical
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