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Fanny by Gaslight (1944)

NA107 minDrama, Romance
5.7 / 10
8 votes
Budget: NARevenue: NA
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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.

Directed by Anthony Asquith

Written by Doreen Montgomery, Aimée Stuart

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