Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
5.7
/10 By 8 Votes
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.
Release Date : May 8, 1944
Runtime : 107m
Companies : Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Countries : United Kingdom
Keywords : infidelity, london, england, based on novel or book, brothel, 19th century
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