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.
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.
Director Jonathan Demme
Trailer
Cast
Jason Robards
Howard Hughes
Michael J. Pollard
Little Red
Susan Peretz
Chapel Owner
Herbie Faye
Man Witness
Danny Dark
Easy Street Announcer
Gary Goetzman
Melvin's Cousin Fred
Elizabeth Cheshire
Darcy Dummar
Gene Borkan
Go-Go Club Owner #1
Antony Alda
Terry
Mary Steenburgen
Lynda Dummar
Sonny Carl Davis
Milkman George
Jack Verbois
Holdup Man
Joseph Ragno
1st Attorney (Maxwell)
Charles Napier
Ventura
Rick Lenz
Lawyer
Denise Galik
Lucy
Dabney Coleman
Judge Keith Hayes
Gloria Grahame
Mrs. Sisk
Robert Ridgely
Wally "Mr. Love" Williams
Jack Kehoe
Jim Delgado
Pamela Reed
Bonnie Dummar
Brendan Kelly
Milkman Ralph
Cheryl Smith
Patient Ronnie
Paul Le Mat
Melvin Dummar
Chip Taylor
Clark Taylor
Joe Spinell
Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)
Tom Willett
Kissing Cowboy (uncredited)
Melissa Prophet
Easy Street Model
Martine Beswick
Realty Agent
Charlene Holt
Mrs. Worth
John Glover
2nd Attorney (Freese)