The Dream Merchants

The Dream Merchants (1980)


  • Genre: Drama
  • First Air Date: 1980-05-12
  • Last Air Date: 1980-05-14
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 3
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 120 min.
  • Production Company: Operation Prime Time (OPT)
  • Production Country: United States of America
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: miniseries, old hollywood

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    The Dream Merchants Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1980-05-12
    3 Episodes

    The Dream Merchants Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Part 1120 min
    Season 1Episode 2Part 2120 min

    • Mark Harmon

      as Johnny Edge

    • Vincent Gardenia

      as Peter Kessler

    • Morgan Fairchild

      as Dulcie Warren

    • Brianne Leary

      as Doris Kessler

    • Robert Picardo

      as Mark Kessler

    • Eve Arden

      as Coralee

    • Kaye Ballard

      as Esther Kessler

    • Morgan Brittany

      as Astrid James

    • Red Buttons

      as Bruce Benson

    • Robert Culp

      as Henry Farnum

    • Howard Duff

      as Charles Slade

    • José Ferrer

      as George Pappas

    • Robert Goulet

      as Craig Warren

    • David Groh

      as Rocco Salvatore

    • Carolyn Jones

      as Vera

    • Fernando Lamas

      as Conrad Stillman

    • Ray Milland

      as Lawrence Radford

    • Jan Murray

      as Murray Tucker

    • Chris Robinson

      as Zack Larsen

    • Don 'Red' Barry

      as Capt. Casey

    • Lola Mason

      as Harriet Farnum

    • George Petrie

      as Fraser

    • Seth Wagerman

      as Bobby Edge

    • Lauren White

      as Thelma Benson

    • Ray Young

      as Hansen
    Writing Richard De Roy Writer
    Writing Chester Krumholz Writer
    Writing Harold Robbins Novel
    Crew Tad Tadlock Choreographer
    Sound George Duning Music
    Art John Beckman Art Direction
    Production Hugh Benson Producer
    Camera Gerald Perry Finnerman Director of Photography
    Editing Richard Van Enger Jr. Editor
    Art Lowell Chambers Set Decoration
    Production Milton Sperling Executive Producer
    Art Ross Bellah Art Direction
    Editing Donald Douglas Editor
    Art John H. Anderson Set Decoration
    Art Audrey A. Blasdel Set Decoration
    Costume & Make-Up Grady Hunt Costume Design

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