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.
Tommy Kirk
as Merlin Jones
Annette Funicello
as Jennifer
Leon Ames
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
Stuart Erwin
as Police Captain Loomis
Alan Hewitt
as Professor Shattuck
Connie Gilchrist
as Mrs. Gossett
Norman Grabowski
as Norman, Midvale Football Player
Burt Mustin
as Bailiff
