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  1. 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).

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  3. Fanny by Gaslight is a 1940 novel by the English author Michael Sadleir. Sadleir's best-known work, it is a fictional exploration of prostitution in Victorian London.

  4. A Victorian aristocrat (Stewart Granger) keeps an evil lord (James Mason) away from a Member of Parliament's illegitimate daughter (Phyllis Calvert).

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    • Phyllis Calvert
    • Anthony Asquith
    • Drama
  5. Part Dickens, Part Soap Opera. Fanny By Gaslight was one of Gainsborough Pictures romances starring its greatest stars, Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger, and James Mason all in their salad days. It's a Victorian soap opera with a lot of Dickens like class consciousness thrown into the mix.

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    • Drama, Romance
    • Anthony Asquith
    • 1945-03-12
  6. Aug 30, 2021 · Join Fanny's journey through the shadows of Victorian London in 'Fanny by Gaslight' by acclaimed historian Michael Sadleir. Born into a world of darkness and vice, Fanny rises above the...

  7. Fanny by Gaslight: With Chloe Salaman, Peter Woodward, Susan Brown, Michael Culver. A Victorian aristocrat keeps an evil lord away from an M.P.`s illegitimate daughter.

  8. 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.