The Circus of Doctor Lao

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The Circus of Doctor Lao is a novella written by newspaperman Charles G. Finney. Published in 1935, it tells the story of a rather unusual circus coming to the town of Abalone, Arizona.

It was loosely adapted into a film, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, in 1964, with Tony Randall starring as the eponymous doctor.


Tropes used in The Circus of Doctor Lao include: