Fanny by Gaslight
MovieTitle | Fanny by Gaslight |
User score | 5.7 |
Release date | May 8, 1944 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Director | Anthony Asquith |
Production country | United Kingdom |
Production companies | Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
Run time | 107 min. |
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.