Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
Drama
Romance
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.
Cast
Lord Manderstoke
Fanny
Clive Seymore
Mrs. Heaviside
Carver
Doctor Lowenthal
Fanny as Child
Maid (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Polly (uncredited)
Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)
Mrs. Joe (uncredited)
Harry Somerford
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
Joe (uncredited)
Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Publican (uncredited)
Magistrate (uncredited)
Lucy as Child
Lucy Beckett
Chunks
Alicia
William Hopwood
Kate Somerford
Mrs. Somerford
Mary Hopwood
Crew
Director
Writer
Producer
Director of Photography
Editor
Costume Design
Makeup Artist
Music Director
Art Direction
Novel
Writer
Music
Production Manager
Sound Supervisor