“What does he become? What kind of monster?”
A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher 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.
Jerry Lewis
Ernest D. Glucksman
Bill Richmond
Jerry Lewis
W. Wallace Kelley
Walter Scharf
Jerry Lewis
Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
Stella Stevens
Stella Purdy
Del Moore
Dr. Hamius R. Warfield
Henry Gibson
Gibson, College Student
Kathleen Freeman
Millie Lemmon
Richard Kiel
Man in Gym (uncredited)
Norman Alden
Football Player
Howard Morris
Mr. Elmer Kelp
Elvia Allman
Edwina Kelp
Milton Frome
Dr. M. Sheppard Leevee
Doodles Weaver
Rube
Murray Alper
Gym Attendant (uncredited)
... and 9 more
John Chard
Robert Louis Stevenson's story stripped bare. Jerry Lewis stars, directs, produces and co-writes (with Bill Richmond) this comedy take on Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The Nutty Professor is a film I adored as a child, and truth be told most of Jerry Lewis' films made a hu...
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Paramount Pictures
Jerry Lewis Productions