Fanny by Gaslight
- Movies
- 1944-05-08
- EN
- Released
- 2h 47m
- GB
- Drama - Romance
Production
Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Storyline
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.