Fanny by Gaslight

Date: 1944
Director: Anthony Asquith
Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures

Stars: Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Stewart Granger, John Laurie
Location(s): Hertfordshire, London, Oxfordshire

Region(s): ,

Storyline:

Returning to London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny witnesses the death of her supposed father in a fight before uncovering the truth about her family and falling in love.

Additional Information:

Screen shots uploaded by Phil Wilkinson

Also known as ‘Man of Evil’ (US title)

 

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The Happy Warrior, William and Mary Hopwood's West End public house. A studio set.

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A horse and carriage draws up in Belgrave Square. This is 49 Belgrave Square, the entrance to which stands on Grosvenor Crescent. Belgrave Square itself features in a number of productions including ‘The Million Pound Note’, 'Edward, My Son', 'Foreign Exchange', 'Doctor at Large', ‘The Fallen Idol’, ‘On Approval’ and ‘Stolen Face’.

A lovely comparison by Peter with the carriage replaced by a car.

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Chunks (Wilfrid Lawson) escorts Fanny Hooper (Phyllis Calvert) to the house of Mrs Heaviside. Grosvenor Crescent in London SW1.

Peter captured the same location now.

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The house of Cabinet Minister Clive Seymore. Gaddesden Place, Great Gaddesden near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. Also seen in 'Attack on the Iron Coast', 'Hidden Agenda' nd 'The Lair of the White Worm'.

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Harry Somerford (Stewart Granger) and Clive Seymour (Stuart Lindsell) at the minister's country residence. Gaddesden Place, Hertfordshire.

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Deciding to travel to see Mr. Seymour after Mrs. Heaviside receives a letter, Fanny gets ready to leave for Clipston. Sharon Ryan identifies Friar Park at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire which belonged to nuns of the Salesians of Don Bosco order at the time of filming.

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Fanny finds employment at The Jolly Bargee, the Islington pub owned by Chunks. Another studio set if I'm not mistaken.