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Fanny by Gaslight

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Original title

Fanny by Gaslight

Year

1944

Running time

197 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Anthony Asquith

Screenwriter

Doreen Montgomery, Aimée Stuart. Novel: Michael Sadleir

Cast

Music

Cedric Mallabey

Cinematography

Arthur Crabtree (B&W)

Producer

Gainsborough Pictures

Genre

Drama. Romance

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.

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Fanny by Gaslight

1944

Anthony Asquith