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A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

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A Yank at Oxford

"The roving romances of a two-fisted American!"

1938

1h 42m

6.8(12 votes)

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Adventure

Overview

A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Lee Sheridan

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Dan Sheridan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Molly Beaumont

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Elsa Craddock

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Dean of Cardinal

Griffith Jones

Griffith Jones

Paul Beaumont

C. V. France

C. V. France

Dean Snodgrass

Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Scatters

Morton Selten

Morton Selten

Cecil Davidson, Esq.

Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

Ben Dalton

Creative team

Directed by: Jack Conway
Written by: John Monk Saunders
John Paddy Carstairs
Produced by: Michael Balcon

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