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Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight

Rate:

5.7

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The Synopsis:

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.

The Cast:

  • James Mason
  • Phyllis Calvert
  • Stewart Granger
  • Jean Kent
  • Wilfrid Lawson
  • Margaretta Scott
  • John Laurie
  • Cathleen Nesbitt
  • Helen Haye
  • Nora Swinburne
  • Stuart Lindsell
  • Amy Veness
  • Ann Wilton
  • Guy Le Feuvre
  • Ann Stephens
  • Esma Cannon
  • Beresford Egan
  • Helen Goss
  • Peter Jones
  • Vi Kaley
  • Virginia Keiley
  • Beryl Laverick
  • Joan Rees
  • Johnnie Schofield
  • Jack Sharp
  • Cyril Smith
  • John Turnbull
  • Gloria Sydney

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