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The Dream Merchants (1980)

First aired May 12, 19802h/ep1 season · 3 epsEnded
4.5

2 votes

Drama

Overview

This star-laden adaptation of Harold Robbins' best-selling 1949 novel about the birth of the movies features Mark Harmon as a drifter who comes under the wing of visionary nickelodeon operator Vincent Gardenia and goes on to become a pioneer in the incipient film business, facing the good times and the bad over a 20-year period.

Top Billed Cast

Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon

Johnny Edge

Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

Peter Kessler

Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild

Dulcie Warren

Brianne Leary

Brianne Leary

Doris Kessler

Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo

Mark Kessler

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Coralee

Kaye Ballard

Kaye Ballard

Esther Kessler

Morgan Brittany

Morgan Brittany

Astrid James

Red Buttons

Red Buttons

Bruce Benson

Robert Culp

Robert Culp

Henry Farnum

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Charles Slade

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

George Pappas

Robert Goulet

Robert Goulet

Craig Warren

David Groh

David Groh

Rocco Salvatore

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Vera

Fernando Lamas

Fernando Lamas

Conrad Stillman

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

May 14, 1980

Production

Operation Prime Time (OPT)Columbia Pictures Television

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