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Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three powers: to inflict pain, slow down time or kill. Soon, he's pursued by enemy spies who have learned about the magic coin.
Theatrical
Oct 3, 1962
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Columbia Pictures
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Taglines
An absent-minded professor discovers a super-secret that will give you the greatest lift since love!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Question About Zotz
William Castle
Zotz!
[points at the Columbia logo]
Torch Lady
Zotz? What's Zotz?
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Cast
Full credits →T
Tom Poston
Jonathan Jones
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Julia Meade
Virginia Fenster
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Jim Backus
Horatio Kellgore
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Fred Clark
General Bullivar
C
Cecil Kellaway
Joshua Updike
Z
Zeme North
Cynthia Jones
M
Margaret Dumont
Persephone Updike
J
James Millhollin
R.A. Kroner
C
Carl Don
Josh Bates
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Mike Mazurki
Igor
J
Jimmy Hawkins
Jimmy Kellgore (uncredited)
J
Judee Morton
Miss Blakiston (uncredited)
L
Louis Nye
Hugh Fundy (uncredited)
B
Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Leoda Richards
Party Guest (uncredited)
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William Castle
William Castle (uncredited)
E
Elaine Martone
Secretary (uncredited)
B
Bart Patton
Mr. Crane (uncredited)
