🎬 Drama, Romance

Fanny by Gaslight

⭐ 5.6/10 1944 1h 47m Dir. Anthony Asquith

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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.

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5.6/10 10 votes

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Year
1944
Runtime
1h 47m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.6/10
Votes
10
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Romance 🎬 Anthony Asquith 👤 James Mason 👤 Phyllis Calvert 👤 Stewart Granger
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Fanny by Gaslight has a runtime of 1h 47m (1 hour and 47 minutes).
Fanny by Gaslight was directed by Anthony Asquith and released in 1944.
Fanny by Gaslight is a Drama, Romance film (1944).
The cast of Fanny by Gaslight includes James Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger, Jean Kent, Wilfrid Lawson.
Fanny by Gaslight has a TMDB rating of 5.6/10 based on 10 votes.

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