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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.

1980 |1 Season  | 2h 0m |  Drama

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Mark Harmon

Johnny Edge

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Vincent Gardenia

Peter Kessler

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Morgan Fairchild

Dulcie Warren

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Brianne Leary

Doris Kessler

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Robert Picardo

Mark Kessler

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Eve Arden

Coralee

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Kaye Ballard

Esther Kessler

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Morgan Brittany

Astrid James

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Red Buttons

Bruce Benson

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Robert Culp

Henry Farnum

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Howard Duff

Charles Slade

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José Ferrer

George Pappas

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Robert Goulet

Craig Warren

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David Groh

Rocco Salvatore

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Carolyn Jones

Vera

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Fernando Lamas

Conrad Stillman

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Ray Milland

Lawrence Radford

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Jan Murray

Murray Tucker

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Chris Robinson

Zack Larsen

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Don 'Red' Barry

Capt. Casey

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George Petrie

Fraser

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Lauren White

Thelma Benson

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Status

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Languages

English

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