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A mysterious card shark published a book revealing his secrets, who is he?

A mysterious card shark published a book revealing his secrets, who is he?

Update: 2022-07-08
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00:00 - Who is the mysterious author behind the card cheaters bible?


00:32 - Explain the mystery behind the pseudonym S. W. Erdnase?


00:57 - Can you demonstrate some of the card manipulation skills that you learned from the book?


03:25 - Why is this book The Expert at the Card Table by S. W. Erdnase considered the bible of card mechanics?


04:27 - Were you interested in the mystery behind this book before or after you became a filmmaker?


05:17 - Explain why people argue over if The Expert at the Card Table is more a magic book or a card cheater's handbook?


06:41 - Was ​​S. W. Erdnase more of a magician or a card cheat in your opinion?


08:05 - What does the word “subterfuge” mean in general and in terms of the book’s subtitle?


08:25 - Why is Harry Houdini on the cover of the book?


08:50 - Explain the overlap with magicians Harry Houdini and Dai Vernon?


09:13 - Was S. W. Erdnase a real name found in any historical records?


14:07 - Tell me about the different theories as to who SW erdnase was?


18:59 - Can you explain the theory that S. W. Erdnase worked on a train and found new people to scam all over the country?


22:08 - Can you explain the theory that if you spell the name backwards it reads E.S Andrews witch matches to a debt collector


24:11 - Can you explain the  theory that he might be a guy named Charles Andrews who was known as the “gambling king”


25:12 - Where do the royalties for the book The Expert at the Card Table go?


26:34 - Does "following the money" give us any clues to follow?


27:02 - What other people have tried to solve this mystery?


28:41 - How has technology been used to help identify the author’s true identity?


30:03 - How would someone tell whether the book is original and what did the original publishers know?


31:38 - Who are the people that are most interested in solving this mystery and contributed the most research?


33:20 - Where can we find and join the online community that is trying to figure out the S. W. Erdnase mystery?


35:15 - Can you explain how E.S. Burns fits into the S. W. Erdnase investigation?


36:44 - Why did you choose to devote your time to making an entire movie about S. W. Erdnase?


39:23 - How did you put together the resources and people to make this movie?


41:08 - Where can someone find your full length movie?

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A mysterious card shark published a book revealing his secrets, who is he?

A mysterious card shark published a book revealing his secrets, who is he?

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