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Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight (US title – Man of Evil) is a 1944 British drama film, directed by Anthony Asquith and produced by Gainsborough Pictures, set in the 1870s and adapted from a 1940 novel by Michael Sadleir (also adapted as a 1981 TV serial).
Plot
The story unfolds in Victorian London. Fanny is only nine years old and is in the street with her young friend. They wander down to a basement, which appears to be a brothel and nightclub (Hopwood Shades). She is given a coin and then pulled out by Joe, her father's handyman. Back at home she is having a birthday party by her father (John Laurie). Her mother and father decide to send her away to boarding school.
More details
| author | Michael Sadleir |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Anthony Asquith |
| editor | R. E. Dearing |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | birthday party boarding school id kill paint secret door talk |
| musicBy | Cedric Mallabey |
| producer | Edward Black |
| productionCompany | Gainsborough Pictures |
| publisher | General Film Distributors |
| theme | melodrama |