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A Yank at Oxford

1938 · 102 min

A breezy, good-natured campus comedy with gentle pranks, romantic misunderstandings, and rousing sportsmanship.

Directed by
Jack Conway
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Starring
Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan
Tagline
The roving romances of a two-fisted American!
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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Directed by
Jack Conway
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Starring
Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • love
  • sport
Places
  • school
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, comedy, adventure
Directed by
Jack Conway
Written by
Roland Pertwee, John Paddy Carstairs, Angus MacPhail, Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Starring
Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Vivien Leigh, Edmund Gwenn, Griffith Jones, C. V. France, Edward Rigby
Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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