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.
James Mason
as Lord Manderstoke
Phyllis Calvert
as Fanny
Stewart Granger
as Harry Somerford
Jean Kent
as Lucy Beckett
Wilfrid Lawson
as Chunks
Margaretta Scott
as Alicia
John Laurie
as William Hopwood
Cathleen Nesbitt
as Kate Somerford
Helen Haye
as Mrs. Somerford
Nora Swinburne
as Mary Hopwood
Stuart Lindsell
as Clive Seymore
Amy Veness
as Mrs. Heaviside
