The Dream Merchants

4.5

1980-05-12

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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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.

First Aired

1980-05-12

Last Aired

1980-05-14

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Status

Ended

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Network

Production

Operation Prime Time (OPT)

Columbia Pictures Television

The Dream Merchants

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Mark Harmon

Vincent Gardenia

Morgan Fairchild

Brianne Leary

Robert Picardo

Eve Arden

Kaye Ballard

Morgan Brittany

Red Buttons

Robert Culp

Howard Duff

José Ferrer

Robert Goulet

David Groh

Carolyn Jones

Fernando Lamas

Ray Milland

Jan Murray

Chris Robinson

Don 'Red' Barry

Lola Mason

George Petrie

Seth Wagerman

Lauren White

Ray Young