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Show 1 M f - j5 r 1 ' 1 V . . if ) V. ' 1 4 " . : CHANGES PACE It's the same Cornel Wilde who was the tender Chopin, now the swashbuckling son of Robin Hood in "The Bandit of Sherwood Forest," now at the Centre- Colorful Historical Romance Opens Run Today at Centre delicate beauty is peculiarly fitted fit-ted for the manners and co quetry of the nobility. As a matter of fact, each member mem-ber of the cast seems to be-in be-in a role created for his or her particular talents. There's the Queen Mother of Jill Esmond, the Friar Tuck of Edgar Buchanan, Bu-chanan, the Allan-A-Dale of Leslie Denison, the Little John of Ray Teal, the Will Scarlet of John Abbott and the Robin Hood of Russell Hicks. Based on the novel, "Son of Robinhood," by Paul A. Castle-ton, Castle-ton, the yarn is filled with valiant val-iant deeds in forests and castle, daring riding, expert archery and thrilling swordplay. In the past, the motion pictures pic-tures have had two great Robin Rob-in Hoods, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., in the silent era and more lately Errol Flynn. Now comes Cornei Wilde as the son of Robin Hood in Columbia Pictures' Technicolor Techni-color production, "The Bandit ol Sherwood Forest," currently featuring fea-turing Anita Louise, Jill Esmond Es-mond and Edgar Buchanan at the Centre theater. If there were any doubtors about Wilde among the movie fans after his stirring performance perform-ance in Columbia's "A Song to Remember" and "A Thousand and One Nights," they will have to backtrack now. Even Fairbanks Fair-banks at his doughtiest would have troubles with Wilde as a fencer, and the latter's romancing romanc-ing of Anita Louise is as tender tend-er and passionate as any gallant gal-lant of the past. Anita Louise, of course, always al-ways seems at her best in this kind of costume picture. Her |