Magic Hands of John Scarne

I first learned about magic and gambling legend John Scarne when I attended a Disneyland Grad night in 1974. Glen, the guy working the counter at the mainstreet magic shop introduced me to Stars of Magic book. In that book are several tricks by Scarne. Later I learned that as a young boy he hung around some rather unsavory characters, but learned the ropes at cards and card cheating. During World War II, the story has it, that he spent his time going from camp to camp demonstrating for soldiers how not to get suckered in by card cheats. His books include Scarne on Cards, Scarne on Card Tricks, and Scarne on gambling. Here is a VERY rare video of Scarne demonstrating his techniques, along with cups and balls moves.