Fanny by Gaslight (aka Man of Evil)

Lavish Victoria-era melodrama, based on Michael Sadleir's novel, stars Phyllis Calvert as Fanny Hooper, a recent boardinghouse graduate whose father is murdered by the dastardly Lord Manderstoke (James Mason). Soon after, Fanny learns she is actually the child of a well-to-do British politician, and her arrival at his estate causes jealousy, forbidden loves, and more than one death. With Stewart Granger, Wilfrid Lawson,Jean Kent; directed by Anthony Asquith. AKA: "Man of Evil." 107 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.