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  • The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
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    91 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
Approved
91 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Merlin Jones, resident genius at Midvale College, inadvertently gets into a string of scrapes, both in college and with the law-much to the distress of his long-suffering girlfriend and the local district judge.
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Director
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Bill Walsh (screen story) | Alfred Lewis Levitt (screenplay) (originally as Tom August) | Helen Levitt (screenplay) (originally as Helen August)
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Updated Jan 22, 1964

Release date
Mar 25, 1964 (United States)

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Cast

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13 cast members
Name Known for
Tommy Kirk
Merlin Jones Merlin Jones   See fewer
Annette Funicello
Jennifer (as Annette) Jennifer (as Annette)   See fewer
Leon Ames
Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas   See fewer
Stuart Erwin
Police Captain Loomis Police Captain Loomis   See fewer
Alan Hewitt
Professor Shattuck Professor Shattuck   See fewer
Connie Gilchrist
Mrs. Gossett, Holmby's Housekeeper Mrs. Gossett, Holmby's Housekeeper   See fewer
Dal McKennon
Detective Hutchins Detective Hutchins   See fewer
Norman Grabowski
Norman, Midvale Football Player Norman, Midvale Football Player   See fewer
Judy the Chimpanzee
Stanley (uncredited) Stanley (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Fox
Kohner, Lie Detector Operator (uncredited) Kohner, Lie Detector Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Allan Hunt
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Burt Mustin
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Kelly Thordsen
Muller (uncredited) Muller (uncredited)   See fewer
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