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5.7 1 Seasons • 3 Episodes

The Dream Merchants - Season 1

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

    Mark Harmon

    Johnny Edge

  • Vincent Gardenia

    Vincent Gardenia

    Peter Kessler

  • Morgan Fairchild

    Morgan Fairchild

    Dulcie Warren

  • Brianne Leary

    Brianne Leary

    Doris Kessler

  • Robert Picardo

    Robert Picardo

    Mark Kessler

  • Eve Arden

    Eve Arden

    Coralee

  • Kaye Ballard

    Kaye Ballard

    Esther Kessler

  • Morgan Brittany

    Morgan Brittany

    Astrid James

  • Red Buttons

    Red Buttons

    Bruce Benson

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.

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