7 Faces of Dr. Lao

7 Faces of Dr. Lao is a Metrocolor 1964 film adaptation of the 1935 fantasy novel The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney. 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. The novel was adapted by Charles Beaumont, directed by George Pal and starred Tony Randall in the title roles.

Though quiet, Abalone is not peaceful. Wealthy rancher Clinton Stark Arthur OConnell has inside information that a railroad is coming to town and is scheming to buy up the place while the land is cheap. Cunningham, who is also romantically pursuing the towns librarian, Angela Benedict Barbara Eden, a beautiful young widow still grieving the death of her husband, opposes Starks power grab.After doing some research, Cunningham visits the circus site that has sprung up at the edge of town and confronts Lao with the fact that Laos alleged hometown vanished centuries before. Lao deflects Cunninghams questions and he leaves in a cloud of befuddlement. ........

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