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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.
Director
Producer
Studio
Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast
Full credits →J
James Mason
Lord Manderstoke
P
Phyllis Calvert
Fanny
S
Stewart Granger
Harry Somerford
J
Jean Kent
Lucy Beckett
W
Wilfrid Lawson
Chunks
M
Margaretta Scott
Alicia
J
John Laurie
William Hopwood
C
Cathleen Nesbitt
Kate Somerford
H
Helen Haye
Mrs. Somerford
N
Nora Swinburne
Mary Hopwood
S
Stuart Lindsell
Clive Seymore
A
Amy Veness
Mrs. Heaviside
A
Ann Wilton
Carver
G
Guy Le Feuvre
Doctor Lowenthal
A
Ann Stephens
Fanny as Child
E
Esma Cannon
Maid (uncredited)
B
Beresford Egan
(uncredited)
H
Helen Goss
Polly (uncredited)
P
Peter Jones
Young Client at 'The Shades' (uncredited)
V
Vi Kaley
Mrs. Joe (uncredited)
