Drama
The Dream Merchants
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.
Directed by Milton Sperling
57
User score
3 votes
Status
Ended
Released
May 12, 1980
Runtime
2h 0m
Seasons
1 · 3 episodes
Language
English
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. Casey
