If you haven't seen "Captain America" yet, and you are even remotely into comic book movies; you owe it too yourself to see it...it really is a fun super hero movie set in World War II with great performances by Tommy Lee Jones and Hugo Weaving.
It also features the father of Avenger's hero Tony Stark (AKA Iron Man), Howard Stark (who is a main character). Now obviously the character is based off Howard Hughes in his personal history, back-story and mannerisms; but perhaps he was based off another eccentric genius of roughly the same time...certainly in appearance.
Here are two pictures of Howard Stark from the Movie "Captain America"...
Remind you guys and gals of anyone...hmmmm?