Fanny by Gaslight

Synopsis

Returning to 1870's 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.

Main Cast

James Mason

Lord Manderstoke

Age : 75 | Popularity : 13%

Phyllis Calvert

Fanny

Age : 87 | Popularity : 6%

Stewart Granger

Harry Somerford

Age : 80 | Popularity : 10%

Jean Kent

Lucy Beckett

Age : 92 | Popularity : 4%

Wilfrid Lawson

Chunks

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Margaretta Scott

Alicia

Age : 93 | Popularity : 4%

John Laurie

William Hopwood

Age : 83 | Popularity : 5%

Cathleen Nesbitt

Kate Somerford

Age : 93 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music Director	Louis Levy
	Sound Supervisor	B. C. Sewell
	Music	Cedric Mallabey
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Elizabeth Haffenden
	Makeup Artist	W.T. Partleton
Production	Producer	Edward Black
	Production Manager	Arthur Alcott
Editing	Editor	R. E. Dearing
Directing	Director	Anthony Asquith
Camera	Director of Photography	Arthur Crabtree
Writing	Writer	Doreen Montgomery Aimée Stuart
	Novel	Michael Sadleir
Art	Art Direction	John Bryan
Department	Role	Name

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