16 Jul 1984
Paris, Texas
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Paul Le Mat Melvin Dummar
Mary Steenburgen Lynda Dummar
Jason Robards Howard Hughes
Elizabeth Cheshire Darcy Dummar
Chip Taylor Clark Taylor
Melvin E. Dummar Bus Depot Counterman
Michael J. Pollard Little Red
Denise Galik Lucy
Gene Borkan Go-Go Club Owner #1
Lesley Margret Burton Go-Go Dancer
Wendy Lee Couch Go-Go Dancer
Marguerite Baierski Go-Go Dancer
Janice King Go-Go Dancer
Deborah Ann Klein Go-Go Dancer
Theodora Thomas Go-Go Dancer
Gloria Grahame Mrs. Sisk
Elise Hudson Easy Street Singer ("Rocky")
Robert Ridgely Wally "Mr. Love" Williams
Susan Peretz Chapel Owner
Robert Wentz Justice of the Peace
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