Lao 1964 charles finneys 1935 national book awardwinning novel, the circus of dr. An old chinese gentleman rides into the town of abalone, arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of laos mysterious circus of mythical beasts. This mesmerizing film features a tourdeforce performance by tony randall in multiple roles, along with amazing visual effects and makeup that make it unique. Lao, george pals compassionate adaption of charles finneys 1935 cult novel about a mystical circus and its effect on a small western town. Lao soundtrack from 2006, composed by leigh harline. Admittedly some performances and dialog is a little annoying. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Lao, an enigmatic chinese medicineshow impresario, brings his travelling show into the frontier town of abalone, which is chafing under the oppression of landhungry clint stark. Schoolmarm barbara eden challenges the evil speculator arthur oconnell at a town meeting, the local editor john ericson pleads the case of an indian eddie little sky, then tony randall, title character, takes out some thugs, in director george pals the 7 faces.
Lao stars tony randall, barbara eden, arthur oconnell, john ericson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Lao is directed by george pal and adapted to screenplay by charles beaumont from charles g. Music is by leigh harline and cinematography by robert j. A mysterious man brings a circus to a small western town. The two films, from 20th centuryfox and metrogoldwynmayer, made up. Lao is a metrocolor 1964 film adaptation of the 1935 fantasy novel the circus of dr. Here is the mysterious beauty of the far east and the roaring action of the far west.
Later adapted into film in 1964 under the name 7 faces of dr. But warner archives has come to the rescue, rereleasing this great tony randal film at a very. Publicity stills were speciallyposed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork. Lao 1964 dvd this product is manufactured on demand using dvdr recordable media. Lao is just too much little to much like the ending of shane. It is an adaptation of the 1935 fantasy novel the circus of dr. Thank you to everyone who voted in the second reader poll to choose the next film for me to analyze. Tony randall has the showcase of a lifetime in the marvelous george pal production the seven faces of dr. Here are a few photos of barbara eden, taken to help publicize george pals 7 faces of dr, lao 1964. The various performers affect each of the circus visitors in a different way, and in the end the unscrupulous citizen who dominates the town repents.
Lao tony randall barbara eden arthur oconnell 1964 a chinese showman tony randall becomes merlin, pan, medusa, apollonius, the abominable snowman and a sea serpent. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best sound quality and greatest starring actors. Each character has a hidden meaning of value for life which any viewer of any age can understand. It stars tony randall, arthur oconnell, john ericson, noah beery junior, royal dano and barbara eden. Lao is better movie provided by george pal productions, featuring a description of the movie is an old chinese man rides into the town of abalone, arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of lao s mysterious circus of mythical beasts. One and one usually make two, but in the case of shock treatment and 7 faces of dr. An elderly chinese man routs evil in a western frontier town by setting up his circus for the townspeople. It details the visit of a magical circus to a small town in the. This kids movie from 1964 tells the story of a mysterious chinese man who wanders into a. Lao portrays combinations of behavior of comedy, wisdom, common sense and fantasy in 7 multiple faces. Lao, an enigmatic chinese medicineshow impresario, brings his travelling show into the frontier town of abalone, which is chafing under the. Find any answers you need for your crossword puzzles. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the 7 faces of dr.
The various performers affect each of the circus visitors in a different way, and in the end the unscrupulous citizen who dominates the. And while during the same scene he starts juggling with some golden balls left by dr. Total number of members who have this title in their. This film features a tourdeforce performance by tony randall in multiple roles, along with amazing visual effects.
Lao tony randall and his mystical chinese medicine show roll into the wild west settlement of abalone, arizona, he ends up in the middle of an. I have my own set of weights and measures and my own table for computing values. It details the visit of a magical circus to a small town in the southwest united states, and the effects that visit has on the people of the town. Lao and starrring tony randall and barbara eden, the book and movie follow the effects the circus has on the fictional town of abalone, arizona.
Lock the windows an old chinese gentleman rides into the town of abalone, arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of lao s mysterious circus of mythical beasts. Lao, is a deeply trippy book, somewhat akin to what would have happened had peter beagle set an entire novel in mommy fortunas midnight carnival from the last unicorn. A mysterious circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and. We do see patches with higher granularity whenever optical effects kick in, but many of those are nighperfect, like the little flame on laos thumb that. Lao is that rare curiosity of a movie, the kind that has something to say, and says it eloquently without preaching or sensationalizing its subject matter. The enhanced transfer looks fine in all respects, presenting pals many effects scenes in good quality. The various performers affect each of the circus visitors in a different way, and in the. The titular circus lets the blinkered inhabitants of a small arizona. The warner archive collection dvdr of 7 faces of dr.
The doctor brings his travelling show into the frontier town of abalone, which is chafing under the oppression of landhungry clint stark arthur oconnell. We should all thank tony randall for having taken on this unique, oneofakind filmmaking challenge. As the townspeople explore the exhibits, they discover many surprising. Lao 1964 screens wednesday, september 6th at 8pm at schlafly bottleworks restaurant and bar 7260 southwest ave. That, i think, is why we will miss him most of all. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. And here you have it, a post about your chosen winner, 7 faces of dr.
Lao is a 1964 american metrocolor fantasycomedy film directed by george pal his final directorial effort and starring tony randall. With tony randall, barbara eden, arthur oconnell, john ericson. Its a difficulttoavoid subject with ants choice of film this week, 1964s seven faces of doctor lao, as the first impressions of the title character leave us rubbing our heads in frustration, but luckily he, rich, abi and jamie find plenty of other insanities to distract themselves with. Lao tony randall rides into the sleepy town of abalone and advertises his travelling. Lao has been out for a couple of years and savant is only now catching up with it. The circus is quite a tent to enter performed by a chinese impresario, dr. I have a pretty large dvd collection, but one of the discs that i never got around to purchasing was the 1964 george pal fantasywestern the 7 faces of dr. Something a bit funny for now, although not completely. Lao is a simple film, at moments childish, that is often overlooked by adults but beneath its garb of innocence it offers a philosophical tale of selfreflection that makes it well worth watching.
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