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