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.
Cast
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
Crew
Anthony Asquith
Director
Doreen Montgomery
Writer
Aimée Stuart
Writer
Michael Sadleir
Novel
R. E. Dearing
Editor
Arthur Crabtree
Director of Photography
Edward Black
Producer
Elizabeth Haffenden
Costume Design
W.T. Partleton
Makeup Artist
B. C. Sewell
Sound Supervisor
Louis Levy
Music Director
Cedric Mallabey
Music
Arthur Alcott
Production Manager
John Bryan
Art Direction
