Melvin and Howard
1980 · 95 min.
Review
Melvin and Howard is a sympathetic comedy drama based on a real story about Melvin Dummar, who claims that he once picked up the excentric millionaire Howard Hughes in his truck. After Hughes' death Melvin receives a handwritten testament that makes him the owner of 156 million $, but will people believe his story?
Cast and crew
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Cast
- J Jason Robards Howard Hughes
- P Paul Le Mat Melvin Dummar
- M Mary Steenburgen Lynda Dummar
- E Elizabeth Cheshire Darcy Dummar
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Michael J. Pollard
Little Red
- J Jack Kehoe Jim Delgado
- C Charles Napier Ventura
- P Pamela Reed Bonnie Dummar
- D Dabney Coleman Judge Keith Hayes
- J John Glover Freese
- G Gloria Grahame Mrs. Sisk