Melvin and Howard

Name: Melvin and Howard
Director: Jonathan Demme
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1980
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire, Chip Taylor

6.5 1980 1h 35m

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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.

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Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Paul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire, Chip Taylor, Melvin E. Dummar, Michael J. Pollard, Denise Galik

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