Photoinduced orientation of a new photo-cross-linkable liquid crystalline polymer film comprising a 4-methoxycinnamoyloxy group connected with a tolane moiety (PMCT6M) is presented. High molecular reorientation order with a biref"ringence value of 0.27 is achieved by exposing the film to linearly polarized ultraviolet light and subsequent annealing. The required degree of the photoreaction for the effective reorientation is 2-5 mol%. Small amount of photo-cross-linked mesogenic groups controls the thermal enhancement of the molecular reorientation.