Comedy legend 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. Selected for preservation by the **National Film Preservation Board, USA**. *"[THE NUTTY PROFESSOR] Demonstrates that Jerry Lewis is the absolute master of screen space: There's not a single indifferent shot in the film." - John Beifuss, **Commercial Appeal*** *"Jerry Lewis at his best." - Steve Crum, **Kansas City Kansan***