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.

• Columbia Pictures
• Tom Poston
• Julia Meade
• Fred Clark
• Jim Backus
• Cecil Kellaway
• Zeme North
• Margaret Dumont
• James Millhollin