The Dream Merchants (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.
Writing:
Stars:
- Chester Krumholz
- Richard De Roy
- Harold Robbins
Stars:
Johnny Edge
Charles Slade
Zack Larsen
Bruce Benson
Coralee
Dulcie Warren
George Pappas
Lawrence Radford
Esther Kessler
Conrad Stillman
Peter Kessler
Vera
Rocco Salvatore
Craig Warren
Astrid James
Henry Farnum
Murray Tucker
Mark Kessler
Doris Kessler
Capt. Casey
Fraser
Thelma Benson
Hansen
Capt. Casey
