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The Dream Merchants

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The Dream Merchants — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • May 12, 1980
  • Runtime
  • 120 min
  • TMDB score
  • 5.7
1 seasons Drama Creator: Chester Krumholz

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The Dream Merchants — Cast

Mark Harmon photo Mark Harmon Johnny Edge Vincent Gardenia photo Vincent Gardenia Peter Kessler Morgan Fairchild photo Morgan Fairchild Dulcie Warren Brianne Leary photo Brianne Leary Doris Kessler Robert Picardo photo Robert Picardo Mark Kessler Eve Arden photo Eve Arden Coralee Kaye Ballard photo Kaye Ballard Esther Kessler Morgan Brittany photo Morgan Brittany Astrid James

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