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.
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Comic, effortless, resolved and spare.
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- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Jerry LewisProfessor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
- Stella StevensStella Purdy
- Del MooreDr. Hamius R. Warfield
- Henry GibsonGibson, College Student
- Kathleen FreemanMillie Lemmon
- Richard KielMan in Gym (uncredited)
- Norman AldenFootball Player
- Howard MorrisMr. Elmer Kelp
- Elvia AllmanEdwina Kelp
- Milton FromeDr. M. Sheppard Leevee
Crew
- Jerry LewisDirector
- Jerry LewisWriter
- Bill RichmondWriter
- W. Wallace KelleyDirector of Photography
- Walter ScharfOriginal Music Composer
- John WoodcockEditor
- Ernest D. GlucksmanProducer
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