
Fanny by Gaslight
Drama · Romance
Overview
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.
Top Cast


James Mason
James Mason
Lord Manderstoke
James Mason
Lord Manderstoke


Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Calvert
Fanny
Phyllis Calvert
Fanny


Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger
Harry Somerford
Stewart Granger
Harry Somerford


Jean Kent
Jean Kent
Lucy Beckett
Jean Kent
Lucy Beckett


Wilfrid Lawson
Wilfrid Lawson
Chunks
Wilfrid Lawson
Chunks


Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Scott
Alicia
Margaretta Scott
Alicia


John Laurie
John Laurie
William Hopwood
John Laurie
William Hopwood


Cathleen Nesbitt
Cathleen Nesbitt
Kate Somerford
Cathleen Nesbitt
Kate Somerford


Helen Haye
Helen Haye
Mrs. Somerford
Helen Haye
Mrs. Somerford


Nora Swinburne
Nora Swinburne
Mary Hopwood
Nora Swinburne
Mary Hopwood
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