A Yank at Eton (1942)
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An American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.
- Date of release
- 1942-09-01
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Family, Comedy
- Director
- Norman Taurog
Casting
- Mickey Rooney — Timothy Dennis
- Edmund Gwenn — Headmaster Justin
- Ian Hunter — Roger Carlton
- Freddie Bartholomew — Peter Carlton
- Marta Linden — Winifred Dennis Carlton
- Juanita Quigley — Jane 'The Runt' Dennis
- Alan Mowbray — Mr. Duncan
- Peter Lawford — Ronnie Kenvil
- Raymond Severn — 'Inky' Weeld
- Harry Duff — Eton Student (uncredited)
- Robert Lynn — Eton Student (uncredited)
- Tina Thayer — Flossie Sampson (uncredited)
Interesting facts
A Yank at Eton is a 1942 American comedy-drama film directed by Norman Taurog for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter and Peter Lawford. It was written by George Oppenheimer, Thomas Phipps and Lionel Houser.
Production notes
It was filmed entirely in the United States.
The film contains Lawford's first significant Hollywood role.
The film has the Eton boating song as its theme tune (played at a faster tempo than usual), though no boating is shown in the film.
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