Contents of Marlo - The Final Cut

• Introduction by N. C. Colwell
• Remembering Eddie by Allan Ackerman
• Foreword by Jon Racherbaumer

PART ONE: BOOKS

Chapter 1 - Card Fan Productions (1941)

• Introduction
• The Instruction
• Producing Multiple Fans of Cards
• Sample Routine
• A Bad Technique
• Types of Cards–One
• Types of Hands
• Types of Cards–Two
• The Hat Steal by Mort Abrams
• Painted Card by Hank Nowoc
• The Card Clip
• A Net for Catching the Cards
• Two Types of Fans
• Gloved Productions
• Hand Care

Chapter 2 - Deck Deception (1942)

• Foreword
• Double Vanish and Recovery
• Casanova Card Trick by Martin Gardner and Ed Marlo
• Marlo’s Double Vanish and Recovery
• Torn Deck Mystery
• A Good Number
• Number Transpo
• Marlo’s Running Cut
• Marlo’s Lessinout System of Cull and Stock Shuffles
• Lessinout Cull
• Lessinout Stack
• The Spy
• Divining Hanky
• Marlo’s Card to Card Case
• The Magical Gambler
• And in Conclusion…

Chapter 3 - Future Reverse (1945)

• First Method
• Second Method
• Center Reverse/Future Reverse
• Method Three
• Method Four
• Method Five
• Method Six
• The Bonus Effect

Chapter 4 - Havana Deal (1948)

• First Method
• Second Method
• Third Method

Chapter 5 - A Devilish Miracle by Ed Marlo and Carmen D’Amico (1948)

• First Method
• Second Method

Chapter 6 - Ed Marlo’s Lecture Notes (1951)

• Sudden Aces
• Cutting the Aces Routine
• Ace Opener
• Cardician Makes Good
• Follow the Leader
• Mr. Black Comes Back

Chapter 7 - The Future Classic by Ed Marlo and Carmen D’Amico (1953)

• A Future Classic
• Card Addition by Fred Braue
• Turnover Change
• Hit Method
• Left Hand Palm/Dealing Position Palm/Future Classic Palm
• Summary
• Streamlined Classic
• Comedy Classic
• Final Observations
• Alternate Set-Up
• Alternate Count One
• Alternate Count Two
• Glide Double Handling

Chapter 8 - The Magic Seven (1954)

• Magical Seven
• Phase One
• Phase Two
• The Glide
• Phase Three
• Phase Four
• Phase Five
• Summary
• Opening Phase
• Alternate Methods
• The Climax Phase
• Alternate Methods

Chapter 9 - Classical Foursome by Ed Marlo and Carmen D’Amico (1956)

• Foreword
• A Classical Quickie
• First Method
• Second Method
• Third Method
• Fourth Method
• Fifth Method
• Sixth Method
• Seventh Method
• The Open Reverse
• Eighth Method
• Ninth Method
• Tenth Method
• The D’Amico Spread
• Doubly Ambitious
• Chameleon Queens
• Marlo-Curry Change
• Double Transpositions
• The Repeat
• Straight Presentation
• Combination
• Marlo Pivot Spread
• Basic Principle
• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth
• Fifth
• Sixth
• Note on Sixth Method
• Triple Pivot Spread

Chapter 10 - Marlo Meets His Match (1959)

• Foreword
• Matcho
• Matcho Methods I-VI
• Matcho Notes
• Variation of the Method II
• Possible Stage Presentation
• Matcho II—Single Deck Version
• Marlo-Curry Change Variation
• Double Thought—Single Deck
• Stooge Version
• The Exchange Version
• The Key Card Version–First Version
• The Key Card Version–Second Version
• Memory Version
• Red and Blue—Spectator Coincidence
• Double Coincidence
• More Matchos
• Matcho Methods VII-IX
• Double Thought and Two Billets
• Gaffed Matcho
• First Method
• Second Method
• Marked Matcho
• Unmarked Matcho
• Memory Matcho
• The Fake Change

Chapter 11 - The K. M. Move by Ed Marlo with Tony Kardyro (1962)

• Introduction
• The K. M. Move—Forward Fingering Action
• Two Closing Actions
• Reverse Fingering Action
• Reversal Effect
• Card Face-Up, Deck Face-Down
• Righting a Reversed Card
• Multiple Cards, Forward Fingering Action
• Foreshadowing Later Ideas
• Multiple Cards, Reverse Fingering Action
• Multiple Out/Multiple Turnover Cleanup
• Off the Face Changes
• Ambitious Routine
• Further Applications of the Reverse Fingering Action with K. M. Move
• All Alike Count
• The Transposition
• Use of the K. M. Move in Devilish Miracle
• K.M. Move Follow Up Aces
• Another Exchange Procedure
• The Four Ace and Four King Transposition
• K.M. Move with the Peek
• K.M. Move as a Passer
• First Idea
• Second Idea
• Packet Handling
• Second Handling of K. M. Move
• Multiple Card Steal
• The K. M. Move Force
• Ace Producer
• The K. M. Move Brush Change
• Appearing and Disappearing Selections
• Technical Variations of the K. M. Move
• First Variation
• Second Variation
• The Fan Method
• Conclusions and Recollections

Chapter 12 - Tilt! (1962)

• Foreword
• More Bluff Shifts
• For One Card (Added Ideas)
• Bluff Shift to the Top or at Any Number from the Top
• Bluff Shift to the Bottom or Any Number from the Bottom
• Bluff Shift and Palm Off
• Flexible Bluff Shift
• D’Amico’s Idea by Carmen D’Amico
• Front End Tilt
• Mental Elimination
• Mental Elimination
• Effects with Figure Three
• First Effect—Rising Thought
• Second Effect—Quick Acembly
• Third Effect—4 and 4 Transposition
• Fourth Effect—Trapped
• Fifth Effect—The Pincers
• Tilt Subtlety by Charles Aste, Jr.
• Sixth Effect—Gathering of the Clan
• Seventh Effect—Surprise
• Ambitious Card Sequence
• Add to Effects with Figure Three
• Eighth Effect—Another Classical Quickie
• Ninth Effect—Aces to Pocket
• Tenth Effect—The Prediction (Open or Closed)
• Eleventh Effect—Do as I Do
• More Effects with Figure Three
• Twelfth Effect—The Tilted Transposition
• Thirteenth Effect—The Criss Cross Transposition
• Fourteenth Effect—The Tilt Stab
• Fifteenth Effect—The Tilt Sandwich
• Alternative Handlings for The Tilt Sandwich
• New Effects
• Sixteenth Effect—Tilt Doubly Ambitious
• Seventeenth Effect—Tilted Aces
• Eighteenth Effect—Tilt Addition
• Nineteenth Effect—Numbered Tilt
• Twentieth Effect—Tilted Dunbury
• Twenty-First Effect—Tilted Classical Quickie
• Twenty-Second Effect—Visible Tilt
• Roger Klause Fake Center Deal by Roger Klause
• Neal Elias Tilt Contribution by Neal Elias

Chapter 13 - Marlo's Objectives (1973)

• First Objective
• Second Objective
• Third Objective–Re-positioning Spread
• Fourth Objective–Four Card Location
• Fifth Objective–In- and Out-Jogging Cull
• Sixth Objective
• Seventh Objective
• Loose Ends
• Alternated Red & Black Shuffles
• For Faro Shuffler Only

PART TWO: EXCERPTS

Chapter 14 - Steele & Leech

• 52 Amazing Card Tricks by W. F. (Rufus) Steele (1949)
• Double Thought
• For Card Men Only by Al Leech (1949)
• Aces Up by Ed Marlo and Al Leech
• Manipulating with Leech by Al Leech (1952)
• Ace-King à la Marlo*

Chapter 15 - Ireland's Yearbook

• The Ireland Yearbook for 1950 (1950)
• Card Telepathy de Luxe by James Auer with Ed Marlo
• Ireland’s Yearbook for 1954 (1954)
• The Royal Assembly by Del Ray and Ed Marlo
• Ireland’s Yearbook for 1955 (1955)
• Bluff Ace Assembly
• Ireland’s Yearbook 1959 (1959)
• Tabled Bottom Placement
• Four Suggested Uses
• Ireland’s Yearbook for 1961 (1962)
• The Master Position
• The Master Position
• Control to the Bottom--Five Methods
• Transferring the Cards
• The Pivot Palm
• Palm Pivot Transfer
• Pivot Palm Replacements--Three Methods
• Reversing the Cards--Three Methods
• The Spread Pass
• To Place the Card During the Spread Pass
• Multiple Spread Pass
• Nine Notes
• Ireland’s Yearbook for 1962 (1962)
• Technicolor Prediction
• Impromptu Technicolor Prediction--Four Methods
• Alternative Presentation for Technicolor Prediction--Six Versions

Chapter 16 - The New Phoenix

• The New Phoenix #329 – The Ed Marlo Issue (August 20, 1955)
• Interview with Ed Marlo by Jay Marshall with Ed Marlo
• Card Miracles from 1949
• Throw In Location
• Card Stab—Two Methods
• Automatic Placement
• Six Applications
• The New Phoenix #334 (December 12, 1955)
• Challenge to You from Edward Marlo by Jay Marshall
• The New Phoenix #338 —Ed Marlo Tells All! (1956)
• Real Gone Aces
• Additional Notes on Real Gone Aces
• Swindle Aces Ideas
• Note on the Handling of Initial Count Off of Nine Cards
• For Use in Real Gone Aces (Ace Layout)
• The Separating Aces--Three Methods
• Notes on the Mislide
• The New Elevator--Four Methods
• Vanishing Aces Theory
• Aces & Deuces
• The New Phoenix #339 (1956)
• Case Card Again
• The New Phoenix #346 (July 20, 1957)
• Six Card Repeat Climax
• The New Phoenix #374 (November 1962)
• Marlo’s False Cut on Table
• Marlo’s Lengthwise Spread
• The New Phoenix #375 (December 1962)
• The Open Travelers
• Add a Subtlety (for Open Travelers)

Chapter 17 - Ireland's Card Annual

• 1956 Card Annual (1956)
• The Switchless Switch
• First Effect
• Second Effect
• Third Effect
• Additional Technique for the Switchless Switch
• 1957 Card Annual (1958)
• Marlo’s Hofzinser
• For the Purists
• Additional Climax to Marlo’s Hofzinser
• The Buckle Break
• Marlo Bottom Count

Chapter 18 - Ireland's Trick Talk

• Ireland’s Trick Talk Vol. 1 No. 1 (May-June 1957)
• Marlo’s Card Quiz: Spur of the Moment
• Ireland’s Trick Talk Vol. 1 No. 2 (July-August 1957)
• Marlo’s Card Quiz: Out of Your Hands*

Chapter 19 - Kid Stuff

• Kid Stuff 5 (1974)
• Entertaining Kids with Cards

• Afterword by N. C. Colwell
• Appendix
• Index