I Love Melvin (1953): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1953, I Love Melvin is a comedy, romance and music film directed by Don Weis, running about 77 minutes. “Songs! Dances! Joy! as a boy promises to get his girl's picture on a LOOK magazine cover!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. I Love Melvin stars Donald O'Connor as Melvin Hoover, Debbie Reynolds as Judy Schneider / Judy LeRoy, Una Merkel as Mom Schneider and Richard Anderson as Harry Flack, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, I Love Melvin has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch I Love Melvin page.

If you liked it. Fans of I Love Melvin tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.