7 Faces of Dr. Lao

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Greg M. @GMartin58 Mar 8, 2026 I’ve recently read the original George Finney book which led me back to this magical movie. One of the few instances where the movie is far superior to the book. While dated with a stereotype, Tony Randall put in a masterful performance! See more pdw_ART_&_MusiC O @pphilipp Dec 17, 2025 One of the top films of my childhood which I loved in every possible way! After many decades I finally watched it again and fully understand why I have such great memories of it. This is a very magical film which hardly fits in any established category. See more Elwell D @RT79008248 Nov 23, 2025 A delightful tale from a time when innocence was wonderfully presented from cleverly crafted scripts. See more Simon T @MovieTart Mar 8, 2024 One of the oddest of George Pal's features. His final film sees Tony Randall as the enigmatic travelling Chinaman who arrives in the Western town of Abalone and conjures up a circus in order to shake up the local citizens, not least a crook who plans to defraud them all. The best elements - William Tuttle's make-up, Leigh Harline's music - are rather overshadowed by the boring subplots and extended whimsy, but it's still an interesting coda to the Hungarian Pal's career. See more Rich J @RT45834135 Oct 14, 2023 Probably not conforming to modern views on racial stereotyping; it is a thoroughly enjoyable light relief movie. No car chases, explosions but some very dated special effects which add to the whimsy. You know it is a fish tale when you see it is set in abalone. Glorious fun. See more dave s @RT68722908 Mar 12, 2022 There's a good reason why you don't mix drama and romance and fantasy and comedy with Westerns. Why? It just doesn't fully work. Case in point: 7 Faces of Dr Lao. When the mysterious Dr Lao and his one-man circus roll into the dusty town of Abalone, he becomes involved in a land dispute between the naïve town folk and a greedy land developer. It's an interesting concept but there is so much going on that nothing really works all that well. There's a predictable romance that isn't all that romantic. Most of the comedy is slapstick and it falls flat. The drama is as predictable as the romance. Despite the drawbacks, Tony Randall is great as the shape-shifting Lao, the special effects are decent for the time period and the make-up is remarkable. See more Read all reviews

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