One of my fantasy faves as a kid, and has diminished very little through the years. Here are some models I made of some of the exhibits there, including the
one that went terribly wrong (but not for movie audiences!)
THE GIANT SERPENT:
THE MEDUSA:
THE LOCH NESS MONSTER:
This one was neither in the film nor in the 1935 Charles Finney book from which the film was based, The Circus of Dr.Lao, but actually a small model loosely based on a real plaster death-cast reposing at the Mutter Museum Of Medical Oddities. But the design of the exhibit is definitely "Lao" inspired.
THE SIAMESE TWINS CHANG & ENG:
I hope you folks enjoy the photos.
THE GIANT SERPENT:
THE MEDUSA:
THE LOCH NESS MONSTER:
This one was neither in the film nor in the 1935 Charles Finney book from which the film was based, The Circus of Dr.Lao, but actually a small model loosely based on a real plaster death-cast reposing at the Mutter Museum Of Medical Oddities. But the design of the exhibit is definitely "Lao" inspired.
THE SIAMESE TWINS CHANG & ENG:
I hope you folks enjoy the photos.
