A Yank at Eton
During World War II, an American boy named Timothy Dennis is unwillingly sent to Eton College in the UK where he is frequently confused by the many differences between the two cultures.
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"Although A Yank At Eton is supposed to put you in mind of MGM's classic A Yank At Oxford, in fact this film is a reworking of the plot of Boys Town. Please note that Norman Taurog directed star Mickey Rooney in Boys Town and Men Of Boys Town. After the death of her husband, Marta Linden takes a trip to Europe and returns with a new husband in Ian Hunter to the distress of her children, Rooney and Juanita Quigley. She says they're moving to England and Rooney doesn't like the idea because he wants to play football for Notre Dame. Hunter gets the Mick into his old alma mater Eto..."
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Early in the movie, Little Lord Fauntleroy is mentioned. Both Mickey Rooney and Freddie Bartholomew had starred in the 1936 movie version (Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)) of the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel.
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During World War II, an American boy named Timothy Dennis is unwillingly sent to Eton College in the UK where he is frequently confused by the many differences between the two cultures.