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The Dream Merchants

TV Series

The Dream Merchants

4.5

1980

Synopsis

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.

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Drama

miniseriesold hollywood

Cast & Crew

Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon

as Johnny Edge

Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

as Peter Kessler

Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild

as Dulcie Warren

Brianne Leary

Brianne Leary

as Doris Kessler

Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo

as Mark Kessler

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

as Coralee

Kaye Ballard

Kaye Ballard

as Esther Kessler

Morgan Brittany

Morgan Brittany

as Astrid James

Red Buttons

Red Buttons

as Bruce Benson

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