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Show Robert Taylor Stars In "Song of Russia" t In his last film role for the duration, du-ration, Robert Taylor plays a symphony conductor who finds a love that spans the ocean In M-G-M-'s "Song of Russia." Susan Su-san Peters is co-starred with Taylor Tay-lor in this film playing at the Rivoli Theatre Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. When John Meredith (Taylor) and his manager, Hank Higgins, (Robert Benchley) arrive In Russia Rus-sia for a concert tour they are received re-ceived enthusiastically by all Russian Rus-sian musicians. Nadya Stepanova (Susan Peters) undertakes a trip to Moscow to persuade Taylor to conduct in her town. He falls in love with her and wins her hand in marriage. She is a talented pianist and makes her debut with his orchestra. On the night of her Nayda is torn between love and triumph the Nazis invade Russia, duty since her village is near the front. They decide to continue with the concert tour, but after hearing Stalin's famius "scorched earth" speech Nayda knows she must return home and Meredith continues on alone. What happens later is a great story. Woven throughout the film are symphonic sympho-nic renditions of Russian masters, mas-ters, especially Tschaikowsky and the song, "And Russia is her Name," especially written for the film by Jerome Kern and E. Y. Harburg, is featured prominently. promi-nently. Robert Benchley is well cast in the role of Taylor's hard-working, long-suffering manager. |