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Saturday, January 19, 2019
















     7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964  NR  FANTASY  1h 40min
CAST— Tony Randall, Barbara Eden, Arthur O’Connell, John Ericson, Kevin Tate, Argentina Brunetti, Noah Beery, Jr., Minerva Urecal, John Qualen, Lee Patrick
MUSIC— Leigh Harline  DIRECTOR— George Pal  BASED ON— The Circus of Dr. Lao (novel), by Charles G. Finney

     Here’s an odd one. Tony Randall plays six fantastic characters (plus a cameo of himself sans make-up) in this weird Western fantasy. In the small frontier town of Abalone a tiny circus comes to visit, fronted by a 2,000 year-old stereotypical Chinaman named Dr. Lao (Randall). In his circus are six exhibits featuring characters from myth including Medusa and Pan. During his stay in Abalone he unites lovers and cleans up corruption, all while using illusive philosophy and various accents. Not for every taste; suitable for the curious.
OUR RATING— **

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