The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Official theatrical poster
Directed byRobert Stevenson
Screenplay by
Story byBill Walsh
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEdward Colman
Edited byCotton Warburton
Music byBuddy Baker
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • February 11, 1964 (1964-02-11) (Los Angeles)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,000,000 (US/ Canada)

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones is a 1964 American science-fiction comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Tommy Kirk as a college student who experiments with mindreading and hypnotism, leading to incidents with a local judge. Annette Funicello plays his girlfriend and sings the film's title song, with Leon Ames, Stuart Erwin, Alan Hewitt, Connie Gilchrist and Dallas McKennon in the film's supporting cast.

The film was originally intended as a two-part production for the NBC television show Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color but received a theatrical release. It was followed by a sequel titled The Monkey's Uncle the following year.