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The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
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Writers (WGA):
Bill Walsh (screen story)Alfred Lewis Levitt (screenplay) (originally as Tom August) ...
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25 March 1964 (USA) morePlot:
Merlin Jones, a precocious and intelligent high-school boy, experiments with hypnosis and creates a mind-reading machine... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Was this originally filmed as a potential T.V. series? moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Tommy Kirk | ... | Merlin Jones |
 | Annette Funicello | ... | Jennifer (as Annette) |
| Leon Ames | ... | Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas |
| Stuart Erwin | ... | Police Captain Loomis |
| Alan Hewitt | ... | Professor Shattuck |
| Connie Gilchrist | ... | Mrs. Gossett, Holmby's Housekeeper |
 | Dal McKennon | ... | Detective Hutchins |
| Norman Grabowski | ... | Norman, Midvale Football Player |
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Revealing mistakes: Judge Holmsby obviously has no lenses in his glasses frames. moreFAQ
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The movie seems to have dramatic arcs that end at 45 minutes. First 45 minutes is about mind reading. The second 45 minutes was about hypnotism. Both almost seemed disconnected from each other. If there is anyone out there who knows about the production or about this T.V. show....Uh.. oops..I mean movie, let me know. I guess I'll have to mention my guess for why this Potential television series did not happen. The scandal of Disney discovering that "Tommy Kirk" was not heterosexual, caused Disney to drop his contract. Since the series was already in the can, they had to do something with it. So to make some money back, they linked two of the four episodes into two feature films. Again if somebody out there has the real answer...write.