The Strongest Man in the World
A college science student accidentally gains superhuman strength from a lab experiment, but must navigate the chaos and comedy of his new power before it's too late.
“The biggest dumbbell on campus... and the secret formula got it off the ground!”
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Dexter Riley, a science major at Medfield College, and his classmates are developing a new vitamin compound when a laboratory accident produces a super‑charged mixture that is transferred to Dexter.
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A crew of 53+ credited
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Edited by Cotton WarburtonShot by Andrew JacksonScored by Robert F Brunner
Also known as
- Der Retorten-Goliathde
- El hombre más fuerte del mundoes
- L'Homme le plus fort du mondefr
- L'uomo più forte del mondoit
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Cast & Crew
53 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Michael Mcgreevey
as Richard Schuyler
Richard Bakalyan
as Cookie
William Schallert
as Prof. Quigley
Kurt Russell
as Dexter Riley
Joe Flynn
as Dean Higgins
Harold Gould
as Regent Dietz
Eve Arden
as Harriet Crumply
Cesar Romero
as A.J. Arno
Phil Silvers
as Kirwood Krinkle
Dick Van Patten
as V.P. Harry Crumply
Benson Fong
as Ah Fong
James Gregory
as Chief Blair
Supporting cast
33John Debney
as John (Student)
Derrel Maury
as Hector (Student)
David R Ellis
as David (Student)
Roy Roberts
as Mr. Roberts
Fritz Feld
as Uncle Frederick
Ronnie Schell
as Referee
Raymond Bailey
as Regent Burns
Dick Patterson
as Mr. Secretary
Larry Gelman
as Larry
Kathleen Freeman
as Officer Hurley
Ned Wertimer
as Mr. Parsons
Milton Frome
as Mr. Lufkin
Laurie Main
as Mr. Reedy
Mary Treen
as Mercedes
Eddie Quillan
as Mr. Willoughby
Burt Mustin
as Regent Appleby
Arthur Space
as Regent Shaw
Bill Zuckert
as Policeman
Larry J Blake
as Pete
William Bakewell
as Professor
Art Metrano
as TV Color Man
Lennie Weinrib
as State Coach
Francis De Sales
as Regent (uncredited)
Harry Holcombe
as Regent (uncredited)
John Holland
as Regent (uncredited)
Gordon Jump
as Krinkle Krunch Executive (uncredited)
Jack Perkins
as School Security Guard (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
as Crumply Crunch Executive (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Crumply Crunch Executive (uncredited)
Larry Franco
as Larry (Student)
Jonathan Daly
as T.V. Announcer
Lomax Study
as Krinkle Krunch Executive (uncredited)
Roger Callard
as Weightlifter Kawaski
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