▁Margaret ▁Lock wood ▁style ▁role . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁popular ▁film ▁in ▁Britain ▁during ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁after ▁This ▁Happy ▁Bre ed . ▁However , ▁it ▁performed ▁very ▁badly ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁The ▁film ▁de als ▁with ▁them es ▁of ▁il leg it im acy , ▁social ▁class , ▁black mail , ▁and ▁du elling . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Mac F ar lane , ▁B . ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁An ▁Aut obi ography ▁of ▁British ▁Cinema , ▁M eth uen . ▁. ▁ ▁Re e ves , ▁N . ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁The ▁power ▁of ▁film ▁propag anda : ▁myth ▁or ▁reality ?, ▁Cont inu um : ▁London . ▁. ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁F anny ▁by ▁Gas light ▁at ▁T CM DB ▁F anny ▁By ▁Gas light ▁at ▁B FI ▁Screen online ▁Review ▁of ▁film ▁at ▁Vari ety ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁films ▁Category : B rit ish ▁films ▁Category : B rit ish ▁black - and - white ▁films ▁Category : English - language ▁films ▁Category : M el od ram as ▁Category : G ains borough ▁Pictures ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁based ▁on ▁British ▁nov els ▁Category : Fil ms ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁Category : Fil ms ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁Category : Fil ms ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8