About The Dream Merchants
- Released on May 12, 1980
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.
Full Cast of The Dream Merchants
Mark Harmon plays Johnny Edge (3 episodes)
Vincent Gardenia plays Peter Kessler (3 episodes)
Morgan Fairchild plays Dulcie Warren (3 episodes)
Brianne Leary plays Doris Kessler (3 episodes)
Robert Picardo plays Mark Kessler (3 episodes)
Eve Arden plays Coralee (3 episodes)
Kaye Ballard plays Esther Kessler (3 episodes)
Morgan Brittany plays Astrid James (3 episodes)
Red Buttons plays Bruce Benson (3 episodes)
Robert Culp plays Henry Farnum (3 episodes)
Howard Duff plays Charles Slade (3 episodes)
José Ferrer plays George Pappas (3 episodes)
Robert Goulet plays Craig Warren (3 episodes)
David Groh plays Rocco Salvatore (3 episodes)
Carolyn Jones plays Vera (3 episodes)
Fernando Lamas plays Conrad Stillman (3 episodes)
Ray Milland plays Lawrence Radford (3 episodes)
Jan Murray plays Murray Tucker (3 episodes)
Chris Robinson plays Zack Larsen (3 episodes)
Don Barry plays Capt. Casey (3 episodes)
Lola Mason plays Harriet Farnum (3 episodes)
George Petrie plays Fraser (3 episodes)
Seth Wagerman plays Bobby Edge (3 episodes)
Lauren White plays Thelma Benson (3 episodes)
Ray Young plays Hansen (3 episodes)
Crew of The Dream Merchants
Art
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Directing
Editing
Production
Sound
Writing
- 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 Barry
- Lola Mason
- George Petrie
- Seth Wagerman
- Lauren White
- Ray Young