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Show Robert Taylor Stars In Out-Standing Out-Standing Film Robert Taylor, supported by a group of film personalities who have achieved fame both here and abroad including Lionel Barrymore, Maureen Mau-reen O'Sullivan, and such stellar British players as Vivien Leigh, Edmund Ed-mund Gwenn and Griffith Jones, comes to the Cameo screen Sunday and Monday, May 8 and 9, in "A Yank at Oxford," an unusual story of the experiences of an American college boy. placed in the unfamiliar environment of an English university. univer-sity. Based on an original story by Leon Gordon, Sidney Gilliat and Michael Hogan and on an idea by John Monk Saunders and directed by Jack Conway who gave the screen such hits as "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Libeled Lady," the new Taylor picture has the distinction of being photographed in England against the authentic Oxford backgrounds. The story begins with Taylor's departure de-parture for England, having received receiv-ed a scholarship for Oxford. His arrival ar-rival there, his difficulties in adjusting ad-justing himself to the customs and traditions of a university far different differ-ent from the college he has left behind, be-hind, his feud with a rival under- graduate and his subsequent ro-jmance ro-jmance with this rival's sister, make for a narrative which holds excitement, excite-ment, humor, novelty and a sympathetic sym-pathetic unfolding of characterizations. characteriza-tions. The picture is given added excitement excite-ment in its depictation of such thrilling athletic episodes as an intercollegiate in-tercollegiate relay race, the quaint English "bumping" races and the colorful Oxford-Cambridge crew ; race m which Taylor's prowess as I the Oxford stroke, aids in winning I him the sympathy of his fellow students. |