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| 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 | ... | Edwina Kelp | |
| Milton Frome | ... | Dr. M. Sheppard Leevee | |
| Buddy Lester | ... | Bartender | |
| Marvin Kaplan | ... | English student | |
| David Landfield | ... | College Student | |
| Skip Ward | ... | Football Player | |
| Julie Parrish | ... | College Student | |
| Henry Gibson | ... | Gibson, College Student | |
| Les Brown | ... | Himself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mushy Callahan | ... | Cab Driver (scenes deleted) | |
| Murray Alper | ... | Gym Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Les Brown Jr. | ... | Student at Senior Prom (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Forte | ... | College Faculty Member (uncredited) | |
| Art Gilmore | ... | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Gavin Gordon | ... | Clothing Salesman (uncredited) | |
| Terry Higgins | ... | Purple Pit Cigarette Girl (uncredited) | |
| Stuart Holmes | ... | Faculty Member at Senior Prom (uncredited) | |
| Richard Kiel | ... | Bodybuilder at Gym (uncredited) | |
| Les Brown and His Band of Renown | ... | Themselves (uncredited) | |
| Gary Lewis | ... | Boy (uncredited) | |
| Forbes Murray | ... | Faculty Member at Senior Prom (uncredited) | |
| Emil Richards | ... | Musician - Percussionist (uncredited) | |
| Michael Ross | ... | Weight Lifter at Gym (uncredited) | |
| Bert Stevens | ... | Purple Pit Customer (uncredited) | |
| Doodles Weaver | ... | Rube (uncredited) | |
| Dave Willock | ... | Purple Pit Customer (uncredited) | |
| Celeste Yarnall | ... | College Student (uncredited) | |
| Francine York | ... | College Student (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Jerry Lewis | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Jerry Lewis | (written by) and | |
| Bill Richmond | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Ernest D. Glucksman | .... | producer | |
| Arthur P. Schmidt | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Walter Scharf | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| W. Wallace Kelley | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| John Woodcock | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Hal Pereira | |||
| Walter H. Tyler | (as Walter Tyler) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Robert R. Benton | (as Robert Benton) | ||
| Sam Comer | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Edith Head | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Nellie Manley | .... | hair stylist supervision | |
| Jack Stone | .... | makeup artist | |
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Production Management | |||
| Hal Bell | .... | assistant production manager | |
| William Davidson | .... | production manager (as Bill Davidson) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Ralph Axness | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Martin Pendleton | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Charles Grenzbach | .... | sound recordist | |
| Hugo Grenzbach | .... | sound recordist | |
| Bud Parman | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
| Bill Wistrom | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Paul K. Lerpae | .... | special photographic effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Bob May | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Murray Young | .... | key grip (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Sy Devore | .... | wardrobe: men | |
| Nat Wise | .... | wardrobe: men | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Richard Mueller | .... | color consultant: Technicolor | |
Music Department | |||
| Walter Scharf | .... | conductor | |
| Walter Scharf | .... | musician: "I'm In the Mood for Love" (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Marshall Katz | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Marvin Weldon | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Dorothy Yutzi | .... | script supervisor | |
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Further to my earlier review, I would wholeheartedly endorse the opinion of other reviewers that the original Lewis movie is superior - vastly superior - to the crass Eddie Murphy re-make. Lewis's subtle points about Buddy Love (whom, I am unsurprised to learn, he loathed) are utterly lost in the Murphy version. If Lewis's movie fails as popular entertainment, it is because it makes extraordinary intellectual demands on its audience, requiring them to see beyond the surface glamour of Buddy Love to the moral rottenness and egotism within. Strangely enough, however, Buddy Love is not without pathos. There is enough of Kelp in him, together with the shakiness of his chemically-induced persona, to lend a faint suggestion of vulnerability. Perhaps even this is part of his satanic charm (he literally charms the pants off the college Principal). It is no coincidence that his calling-card number is "That Old Black Magic"!