The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

Synopsis

Merlin Jones, a precocious and intelligent high-school boy, experiments with hypnosis and creates a mind-reading machine. However, his experiments land him in deep trouble with the law.

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Key crew

• Robert StevensonDirector
• Alfred Lewis LevittScreenplay
• Buddy BakerOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Tommy KirkMerlin Jones
• Annette FunicelloJennifer
• Leon AmesJudge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
• Stuart ErwinPolice Captain Loomis
• Alan HewittProfessor Shattuck
• Connie GilchristMrs. Gossett
• Norman GrabowskiNorman, Midvale Football Player
• Burt MustinBailiff

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