Jerry Lewis directed, co-wrote and starred in this riotously funny movie that set a new standard for screen comedy and inspired the hit remake. Lewis plays a timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher who discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times, and the professor begins to suffer hilarious symptoms of his personality split.
Directed by
Jerry Lewis
Written by
Jerry Lewis (written by); Bill Richmond (written by).
Starring
Jerry Lewis (Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp); Stella Stevens (Stella Purdy); Del Moore (Dr. Hamius R. Warfield); Kathleen Freeman (Millie Lemmon); Med Flory (Football Player); Norman Alden (Football Player); Howard Morris (Mr. Elmer Kelp); Elvia Allman (Mother Edwina Kelp); Milton Frome (Dr. M. Sheppard Leevee); Buddy Lester (Purple Pit Bartender); Marvin Kaplan (Man at Nightclub); David Landfield (College Student); Skip Ward (Football Player); Julie Parrish (College Student); Henry Gibson (Gibson, College Student). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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