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.
6.5(76) 1980-09-19 95 minComedyDrama
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.
DirectorJonathan Demme
WriterBo Goldman
Original Music ComposerBruce Langhorne
ProducerArt Linson
ProducerDon Phillips
Cast & characters
Paul Le Mat
as Melvin Dummar
Mary Steenburgen
as Lynda Dummar
Jason Robards
as Howard Hughes
Elizabeth Cheshire
as Darcy Dummar
Chip Taylor
as Clark Taylor
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Melvin E. Dummar
as Bus Depot Counterman
Michael J. Pollard
as Little Red
Denise Galik
as Lucy
Gene Borkan
as Go-Go Club Owner #1
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Lesley Margret Burton
as Go-Go Dancer
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Wendy Lee Couch
as Go-Go Dancer
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Marguerite Baierski
as Go-Go Dancer
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Janice King
as Go-Go Dancer
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Deborah Ann Klein
as Go-Go Dancer
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Theodora Thomas
as Go-Go Dancer
Gloria Grahame
as Mrs. Sisk
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Elise Hudson
as Easy Street Singer ("Rocky")
Robert Ridgely
as Wally "Mr. Love" Williams
Susan Peretz
as Chapel Owner
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Robert Wentz
as Justice of the Peace
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Hal Marshall
as Hal
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Naida Reynolds
as Woman Witness
Herbie Faye
as Man Witness
Charles Napier
as Ventura
