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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1944-05-08
- video_camera_front Companies Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
- timer Runtime: 107 Mins
- star Rating: 5.7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 8 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0036814
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James Mason
Lord Manderstoke
Phyllis Calvert
Fanny
Stewart Granger
Harry Somerford
Jean Kent
Lucy Beckett
Wilfrid Lawson
Chunks
Margaretta Scott
Alicia
John Laurie
William Hopwood
Cathleen Nesbitt
Kate Somerford
Helen Haye
Mrs. Somerford
Nora Swinburne
Mary Hopwood
Stuart Lindsell
Clive Seymore
Amy Veness
Mrs. Heaviside
Ann Wilton
Carver
Guy Le Feuvre
Doctor Lowenthal
Ann Stephens
Fanny as Child
Esma Cannon
Maid (uncredited)
Beresford Egan
(uncredited)
Helen Goss
Polly (uncredited)
Peter Jones
Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)
Vi Kaley
Mrs. Joe (uncredited)
Virginia Keiley
(uncredited)
Beryl Laverick
(uncredited)
Joan Rees
(uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
Joe (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Cyril Smith
Publican (uncredited)
John Turnbull
Magistrate (uncredited)
Gloria Sydney
Lucy as Child
groups Crew
Doreen Montgomery
Writer
Arthur Crabtree
Director of Photography
Edward Black
Producer
Anthony Asquith
Director
Louis Levy
Music Director
Elizabeth Haffenden
Costume Design
R. E. Dearing
Editor
W.T. Partleton
Makeup Artist
John Bryan
Art Direction
Cedric Mallabey
Music
Michael Sadleir
Novel
Aimée Stuart
Writer
Arthur Alcott
Production Manager
B. C. Sewell
Sound Supervisor
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