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The Dream Merchants

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Plot

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.

Cast

Mark Harmon as Johnny Edge
Mark Harmon

as Johnny Edge

Vincent Gardenia as Peter Kessler
Vincent Gardenia

as Peter Kessler

Morgan Fairchild as Dulcie Warren
Morgan Fairchild

as Dulcie Warren

Brianne Leary as Doris Kessler
Brianne Leary

as Doris Kessler

Robert Picardo as Mark Kessler
Robert Picardo

as Mark Kessler

Eve Arden as Coralee
Eve Arden

as Coralee

Kaye Ballard as Esther Kessler
Kaye Ballard

as Esther Kessler

Morgan Brittany as Astrid James
Morgan Brittany

as Astrid James

Red Buttons as Bruce Benson
Red Buttons

as Bruce Benson

Robert Culp as Henry Farnum
Robert Culp

as Henry Farnum

Network

    Status

    • Ended

    First Aired Date

    • May 12, 1980

    Last Aired Date

    • May 14, 1980

    Production Companies

    • Operation Prime Time (OPT)

    • Columbia Pictures Television

    Type

    • Miniseries

    Number of Season

    • 1

    Number of Episodes

    • 3

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