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Rating:  - Very poor quality of VHS
I enjoyed the story but parts of this VHS were so dark you couldn't see the actors, only hear them. If I'd known the image would be so poor, I don't think I would have bought it. I'm trying to find the more recent Fanny by Gaslight version now, the one done by the BBC.
Rating:  - Enjoyable
This film, I believe, started a spate of similar cinema ("The Wicked Lady," etc.)It was made cerca 1945 and seems remarkably frank for the era (a thinly disguised brothel, Fanny's being born out of wedlock, class distinctions and prejudice). The performances are more than adequate, the production values good (British cinema, in the main, not having Hollywood's wealth), and the ending not too treacly. James Mason does stand out as the villain, and the pistol duel that brings about his demise believable. ... Read More
Rating: - AKA Man of Evil
This Gainsborough Pictures production directed by Anthony Asquith features James Mason in one of his early supporting roles. Here Mason looks heavier than he would in his later Hollywood period, with unruly hair, no neck and a bullfrog face. His role prefigures his Norman Maine of A Star is Born, as a beastly sensual toff who enjoys slumming with the lower classes, and who periodically crosses Fanny. It’s a pity these crossings are so periodic because Mason is easily the highlight of the film. He brings ... Read More
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