Movies
February, 1981
Paul Le Mat and Jason Robards portray Melvin Dummar and Howard Hughes in the eccentric, irresistible opening scene of Melvin and Howard (Universal). History was made, or possibly fabricated, back in 1967, when Dummar--a blue-collar Jack-of-all-trades--picked up the stranded tycoon on a remote stretch of highway, lent him a bit of small change and later came into possession of a will naming him heir to one 16th of the vast Hughes estate. Dummar's case was ruled out by a Utah court in 1978, two ye...
