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Melvin and Howard
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.
63% (12,909)
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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.
63% (12,909)
Where to watch: Buy
1980 · 1h 35m · ★ 63% (13K)
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 class="h-100"56,000,000.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Paul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards
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.
Jonathan Demme
Universal Pictures
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