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A Yank at Oxford

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1hr 40min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Release:
1938
Director:
Jack Conway
Starring:
Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan  ...more
Synopsis: A Yank at Oxford was filmed in England at MGM's "sister studio", Elstree. Robert Taylor plays Lee Sheridan, an arrogant young American scholar/athlete who intends to show the "Brits" a thing or two while attending Oxford University. His abrasive attitude grates against the Oxonian students, who retaliate by subjecting Sheridan to a rather humiliating hazing. Romance enters the picture in the form of Molly Beaumont (Maureen O'Sullivan), the sister of Sheridan's chief academic rival Paul Beaumont (Griffith ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
A Yank at Oxford is an enjoyable, middling little comedy that will please undemanding audiences in the mood for something light. It's often thought of as the film that changed Robert Taylor's career, as it showed that he was more than just a "soft" romantic figure for the likes of Greta Garbo to emote over. Yank revealed that Taylor could play a "man's man," and opened new doors for him. As cinema ... Full Review
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Robert Taylor
Lee Sheridan
Lionel Barrymore
Dan Sheridan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Molly Beaumont
Vivien Leigh
Elsa Craddock
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