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The roving romances of a two-fisted American!

A Yank at Oxford (1938)

February 18, 19381h 42mEN
6.7

11 votes

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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1.4M

Revenue

$2.7M

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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6.0

Robert Taylor is the eponymous character who arrives from the USA to study at Oxford University. This independent, spirited and competitive young man ("Sheridan") isn't immediately a natural fit for this berth of ancient traditions, and shortly afterwards he attracts the enmity of the all-important rowing captain "Beaumont" (Griffith Jones) - and thereby, pretty much the whole place. Things don't improve for him when he and his nemesis' sister "Molly" (Maureen O'Sullivan) begins courting. What now ensues are a series of mildly amusing scenarios that serve to illustrate the clash of cultures as…

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