The Dream Merchants
5.7
3 votes
1980–1980
1 season
~2h 0m/ep
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 cast
Mark Harmon
Johnny Edge
Vincent Gardenia
Peter Kessler
Morgan Fairchild
Dulcie Warren
Brianne Leary
Doris Kessler
Robert Picardo
Mark Kessler
Eve Arden
Coralee
Kaye Ballard
Esther Kessler
Morgan Brittany
Astrid James
Red Buttons
Bruce Benson
Robert Culp
Henry Farnum
Howard Duff
Charles Slade
José Ferrer
George Pappas
Robert Goulet
Craig Warren
David Groh
Rocco Salvatore
Carolyn Jones
Vera
Fernando Lamas
Conrad Stillman
Ray Milland
Lawrence Radford
Jan Murray
Murray Tucker
Chris Robinson
Zack Larsen
Don 'Red' Barry
Capt. CaseySeasons
Season 1
3 episodes · 1980
Details
Status
Ended
First aired
May 12, 1980
Last aired
May 14, 1980
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Networks
—
Language
English
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