Movie
I Love Melvin
Songs! Dances! Joy! as a boy promises to get his girl's picture on a LOOK magazine cover!
Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park. They start to talk, and Melvin soon offers to do a photo spread of her. His boss, however, has no intention of using the photos. Melvin wants to marry Judy, but her father would rather she marry dull and dependable Harry Black. As a last resort, Melvin promises to get Judy's photo on the cover of the next issue of Look, a task easier said than done.
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Checked Jul 25, 2026
I Love Melvin opened in theaters March 20, 1953. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park. They start to talk, and Melvin soon offers to do a photo spread of her. His boss, however, has no intention of using the photos. Melvin wants to marry Judy, but her father would rather she marry dull and dependable Harry Black. As a last resort, Melvin promises to get Judy's photo on the cover of the next issue of Look, a task easier said than done.
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Cast
Donald O'ConnorMelvin Hoover
Debbie ReynoldsJudy LeRoy
Una MerkelMom Schneider
Richard AndersonHarry Flack
Allyn JoslynPop Schneider
Les TremayneMr. Henneman
Noreen CorcoranClarabelle
Jim BackusMergoCredits
- Directed by
- Don Weis
- Written by
- George Wells, László Vadnay
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.3M
- Box office
- $1M
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States