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