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Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 8, 1944

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

57%

Original Title

Fanny by Gaslight

Production Companies

Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Director

Anthony Asquith

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.