Find any answers you need for your crossword puzzles. Lao is a 1964 american metrocolor fantasycomedy film directed by george pal his final directorial effort and starring tony randall. 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. With tony randall, barbara eden, arthur oconnell, john ericson. Lao, george pals compassionate adaption of charles finneys 1935 cult novel about a mystical circus and its effect on a small western town. Publicity stills were speciallyposed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork. That, i think, is why we will miss him most of all. Lao 1964 dvd this product is manufactured on demand using dvdr recordable media. An elderly chinese man routs evil in a western frontier town by setting up his circus for the townspeople. One and one usually make two, but in the case of shock treatment and 7 faces of dr. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. 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.
Something a bit funny for now, although not completely. The doctor brings his travelling show into the frontier town of abalone, which is chafing under the oppression of landhungry clint stark arthur oconnell. I have my own set of weights and measures and my own table for computing values. 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 is a metrocolor 1964 film adaptation of the 1935 fantasy novel the circus of dr.
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. 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. We should all thank tony randall for having taken on this unique, oneofakind filmmaking challenge.
Lao tony randall rides into the sleepy town of abalone and advertises his travelling. 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. 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.
This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the 7 faces of dr. Later adapted into film in 1964 under the name 7 faces of dr. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best sound quality and greatest starring actors. 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. Admittedly some performances and dialog is a little annoying. The warner archive collection dvdr of 7 faces of dr. And here you have it, a post about your chosen winner, 7 faces of dr. The enhanced transfer looks fine in all respects, presenting pals many effects scenes in good quality. Here is the mysterious beauty of the far east and the roaring action of the far west. Each character has a hidden meaning of value for life which any viewer of any age can understand. Tony randall has the showcase of a lifetime in the marvelous george pal production the seven faces of dr. 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.
The titular circus lets the blinkered inhabitants of a small arizona. Lao 1964 charles finneys 1935 national book awardwinning novel, the circus of dr. This film features a tourdeforce performance by tony randall in multiple roles, along with amazing visual effects. Lao, an enigmatic chinese medicineshow impresario, brings his travelling show into the frontier town of abalone, which is chafing under the. The circus is quite a tent to enter performed by a chinese impresario, dr. 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. 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. A mysterious man brings a circus to a small western town. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. 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. But warner archives has come to the rescue, rereleasing this great tony randal film at a very.
This film features a tourdeforce performance by tony randall in multiple roles, along with amazing visual effects and. 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. A mysterious circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and. It details the visit of a magical circus to a small town in the. Lao portrays combinations of behavior of comedy, wisdom, common sense and fantasy in 7 multiple faces.
Lao has been out for a couple of years and savant is only now catching up with it. 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. Lao is directed by george pal and adapted to screenplay by charles beaumont from charles g. 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. This kids movie from 1964 tells the story of a mysterious chinese man who wanders into a. 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. Music is by leigh harline and cinematography by robert j. Lao soundtrack from 2006, composed by leigh harline. Total number of members who have this title in their. 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. The two films, from 20th centuryfox and metrogoldwynmayer, made up. This mesmerizing film features a tourdeforce performance by tony randall in multiple roles, along with amazing visual effects and makeup that make it unique.
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