The screenplay was written by Charles Beaumont. It was based on the novel, "The Circus of Dr. Lao" by
Charles G. Finney (December 1, 1905 – April 16, 1984) an American fantasy novelist and newspaperman. His full name was Charles Grandison Finney, evidently after his great-grandfather, the evangelist Charles Grandison Finney. His first novel and most famous work, The Circus of Dr. Lao won one of the inaugural National Book Awards: the Most Original Book of 1935.
oh, I guess I forgot to mention that the winner of this contest would have received $7,000 each week for the rest of their natural born lives!
ReplyDeleteHow inconvenient that this little tit bit slipped your mind. Perhaps it's the new hat?
DeleteA contest is like a box of chocolates...
DeleteAll of this books were based on stories his grandfather told in the pulpit, right?
ReplyDeleteNice helmet.