A Yank at Oxford
The roving romances of a two-fisted American!
Genres
Overview
A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
Details
Budget
$1374000
Revenue
$2736000
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
1938-02-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
6.7
Robert Taylor
Lee Sheridan
Lionel Barrymore
Dan Sheridan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Molly Beaumont
Vivien Leigh
Elsa Craddock
Edmund Gwenn
Dean of Cardinal
Griffith Jones
Paul Beaumont
C. V. France
Dean Snodgrass
Edward Rigby
Scatters
Morton Selten
Cecil Davidson, Esq.
Claude Gillingwater
Ben Dalton
Tully Marshall
Cephas
Walter Kingsford
Dean Williams
Robert Coote
Wavertree
Peter Croft
Ramsey
Noel Howlett
Tom Craddock
Edmund Breon
Captain Wavertree
Derek Aylward
Minor Role (uncredited)
William Bailey
Racetrack Timekeeper (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs
Printer (uncredited)
Mad Jack Churchill
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joe Cobb
Boy with Drum (uncredited)
Clive Dunn
Minor Role (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Student at Trackside Consoling Beaumont (uncredited)
Norah Howard
Barmaid (uncredited)
Anthony Hulme
Minor Role (uncredited)
Peter Murray-Hill
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Racetrack Handler (uncredited)
Jon Pertwee
Minor Role (uncredited)
Philip Ridgeway
Minor Role (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
Second Printer (uncredited)
Ronald Shiner
Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
Norman Spencer
Athlete (uncredited)
Richard Todd
Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
John Varley
Minor Role (uncredited)
Kenneth Villiers
Minor Role (uncredited)
John Warwick
Minor Role (uncredited)
Richard Wattis
Latin Speaker at Dinner (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver
Bill (uncredited)
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