A Yank at Eton 1942

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In this 1942 movie, Mickey Rooney plays a rebellious all-American kid who is sent to Eton College for an English public school education. To begin with, Mickey greatly dislikes the famous school, with its peculiar uniforms, arrogant prefects and tedious fagging. Early on in the movie, a practical joke badly misfires, but Mickey finds the result hilariously funny. This results in a caning from senior boy, Peter Lawford, but Mickey is still laughing his head off. It is not clear if his reaction to each stroke is pain or laughter.