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Man of Evil

Original title: Fanny by Gaslight
  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
652
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Man of Evil (1944)
Period DramaDramaRomance

Fanny's father dies in a fight. Her family runs a brothel. Her real father is a politician. She falls for his advisor Harry. Lord Manderstoke's interference causes conflicts between classes.... Read allFanny's father dies in a fight. Her family runs a brothel. Her real father is a politician. She falls for his advisor Harry. Lord Manderstoke's interference causes conflicts between classes. Tragic events occur due to the Lord's schemes.Fanny's father dies in a fight. Her family runs a brothel. Her real father is a politician. She falls for his advisor Harry. Lord Manderstoke's interference causes conflicts between classes. Tragic events occur due to the Lord's schemes.

  • Director
    • Anthony Asquith
  • Writers
    • Doreen Montgomery
    • Aimée Stuart
    • Michael Sadleir
  • Stars
    • Phyllis Calvert
    • James Mason
    • Wilfrid Lawson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    652
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anthony Asquith
    • Writers
      • Doreen Montgomery
      • Aimée Stuart
      • Michael Sadleir
    • Stars
      • Phyllis Calvert
      • James Mason
      • Wilfrid Lawson
    • 19User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Phyllis Calvert
    Phyllis Calvert
    • Fanny Hopwood a.k.a. Fanny Hooper
    James Mason
    James Mason
    • Lord Manderstoke
    Wilfrid Lawson
    Wilfrid Lawson
    • Chunks
    Stewart Granger
    Stewart Granger
    • Harry Somerford
    Jean Kent
    Jean Kent
    • Lucy
    Margaretta Scott
    Margaretta Scott
    • Alicia Seymour
    Nora Swinburne
    Nora Swinburne
    • Mrs. Hopwood
    Cathleen Nesbitt
    Cathleen Nesbitt
    • Kate Somerford
    Helen Haye
    Helen Haye
    • Mrs. Somerford
    John Laurie
    John Laurie
    • William Hopwood
    Stuart Lindsell
    • Clive Seymour
    Amy Veness
    Amy Veness
    • Mrs. Heaviside
    Ann Wilton
    • Carver
    Guy Le Feuvre
    • Doctor Lowenthal
    Ann Stephens
    Ann Stephens
    • Fanny as Child
    Gloria Sydney
    • Lucy as Child
    Esma Cannon
    Esma Cannon
    • Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Beresford Egan
      • Director
        • Anthony Asquith
      • Writers
        • Doreen Montgomery
        • Aimée Stuart
        • Michael Sadleir
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      • Trivia
        The film was originally banned in the USA because it transgressed the Hays Purity Code.
      • Quotes

        Clive Seymour: Fanny. I don't know how to begin to tell you this. I promised your mother. William Hopwood was not your father.

      • Crazy credits
        Opening credits prologue: LONDON

        1870
      • Connections
        Featured in The Ultimate Film (2004)
      • Soundtracks
        Cockles and Mussels
        (uncredited)
        Traditional
        Arranged by Hubert Bath

      User reviews19

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      Uncensored delight

      I greatly enjoy the Gainsborough films, especially those "bodice rippers", and with Mason as such a terrific heavy, making every moment of his limited screen time count, this is most enjoyable escapism.

      Of course it is Phyllis Calvert as Fanny who dominates the film, ably supported by a well-chosen supporting cast. I much regret that my favorite contemporary British director, Ken Russell, was never able to realize his last major project -a new version of "Moll Flanders", but seeing this 1944 costume picture some 80 years after courtesy of YouTube makes up for it thanks to a very fine British print.
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      • Apr 3, 2024
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      • Release date
        • March 12, 1945 (Sweden)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Fanny by Gaslight
      • Filming locations
        • Gaddesden Place, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK
      • Production company
        • Gainsborough Pictures
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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