
Fanny by Gaslight
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.
Director Anthony Asquith
Cast

Margaretta Scott
Alicia

Helen Haye
Mrs. Somerford

Esma Cannon
Maid (uncredited)

Cyril Smith
Publican (uncredited)

Stewart Granger
Harry Somerford

Nora Swinburne
Mary Hopwood

Amy Veness
Mrs. Heaviside

Ann Stephens
Fanny as Child

Vi Kaley
Mrs. Joe (uncredited)

James Mason
Lord Manderstoke

Jean Kent
Lucy Beckett

Cathleen Nesbitt
Kate Somerford

Helen Goss
Polly (uncredited)

Peter Jones
Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)

Johnnie Schofield
Joe (uncredited)

John Laurie
William Hopwood

John Turnbull
Magistrate (uncredited)

Phyllis Calvert
Fanny

Wilfrid Lawson
Chunks