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The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

Walt Disney Productions

United States of America

English

Tommy Kirk

Annette Funicello

Leon Ames

Stuart Erwin

Alan Hewitt

Connie Gilchrist

Norman Grabowski

Burt Mustin

Alfred Lewis Levitt

Bill Walsh

Robert Stevenson

Cotton Warburton

William H. Tuntke

Edward Colman

Buddy Baker

Carroll Clark

Ron Miller

Bit of a disappointment by the end. It starts off very good, but sharply declines from the midway point.

<em>'The Misadventures of Merlin Jones'</em> is practically split into two stories, one about the ability to read minds and one about hypnosis. The former is entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but the latter is extremely stagnant and slow paced. The film loses all of the promising momentum that it previously builds.

Onto the cast, this is arguably Tommy Kirk's best performance to date with Disney. He is excellent as the titular character, adding a strong and fitting demeanour to the role. Annette Funicello (Jennifer) and Leon Ames (Holmsby) are noteworthy too.

Overall, it's a shame the production didn't finish how it started - I'd be rating this higher if it had. Still, this is one that is worth a watch.

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