Melvin and Howard

"Poor Melvin. All he wanted was to be Milkman of the Month. Instead, he lost his job, his truck, and his wife. Then Howard Hughes left him $156,000,000."

1980
1 hr 34 min
6.4 (72)
Released

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. Inspired by real events.

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Description

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. Inspired by real events.

Release Date

1980
Runtime

1 hr 34 min
Language

en
Rating

6.4 (72)

Genres

Comedy Drama
Director

Jonathan Demme
Cast

Paul Le Mat
Mary Steenburgen
Jason Robards
Elizabeth Cheshire
Chip Taylor
Melvin E. Dummar
Michael J. Pollard
Denise Galik
Gene Borkan
Lesley Margret Burton
Wendy Lee Couch
Marguerite Baierski
Janice King
Deborah Ann Klein
Theodora Thomas
Gloria Grahame
Elise Hudson
Robert Ridgely
Susan Peretz
Robert Wentz
Hal Marshall
Naida Reynolds
Herbie Faye
Charles Napier
Jack Kehoe
Pamela Reed
Sonny Carl Davis
Brendan Kelly
Danny Tucker
Shirley Washington
Cheryl Smith
Jason Ball
Darrell Devlin
Danny Dark
Linda Cardoso
Melissa Prophet
Garrie Kelly
John Thundercloud
Martine Beswick
Charlene Holt
Melissa Williams
Antony Alda
James Lyle Strong
Rick Lenz
Gary Goetzman
John Levin
Jack Verbois
Rob Reece
Joseph Ragno
John Glover
Dabney Coleman
Charles Horden
Joseph Walker Jr.
Joe Spinell
Robert S. Holman
Tom Willett