Fanny by Gaslight
Rating: 5.6 · 1944 · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom · 1 ч 47 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1944
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1 ч 47 мин
- TMDB
- 5.6
- IMDb
- 5.6
Director
Cast
- James Mason — Lord Manderstoke
- Phyllis Calvert — Fanny
- Stewart Granger — Harry Somerford
- Jean Kent — Lucy Beckett
- Wilfrid Lawson — Chunks
- Margaretta Scott — Alicia
- John Laurie — William Hopwood
- Cathleen Nesbitt — Kate Somerford
- Helen Haye — Mrs. Somerford
- Nora Swinburne — Mary Hopwood
- Stuart Lindsell — Clive Seymore
- Amy Veness — Mrs. Heaviside
- Ann Wilton — Carver
- Guy Le Feuvre — Doctor Lowenthal
- Ann Stephens — Fanny as Child
- Esma Cannon — Maid (uncredited)
- Beresford Egan — (uncredited)
- Helen Goss — Polly (uncredited)
- Peter Jones — Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)
- Vi Kaley — Mrs. Joe (uncredited)