''Street of Dreams'' is a 1988 American action/thriller film directed by William A. Graham and starring

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. Made as a television film, ''Street of Dreams'' was originally aired on October 7, 1988, on CBS and was subsequently released on DVD on January 10, 2005. The role of a drug addict who—per Fairchild's remarks—"looks like hell" marked a departure for Morgan Fairchild, whose career had, up to that point, been defined by roles of glamour and sex appeal. The film follows a laid-back private investigator Kyd Thomas (

) who gets thrust into Hollywood's world of crime after he meets Laura Cassidy (

). Laura is a cocaine addict who Kyd saves from being beaten and raped and with whom he quickly enters a romantic relationship. The storyline is based on the books ''Good Night and Good-Bye'' and ''Kyd for Hire'' by American author Timothy Harris which chronicle stories of the life and adventures of a private investigator named Thomas Kyd. Harris has since claimed that he was credited on the film even though he "didn't really do anything on it", "didn't write it, and wasn't involved."Nolan, Tom
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Morgan Fairchild's role

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Cast

- Kyd Thomas *

- Laura Cassidy / Eva Bomberg * Diane Salinger - Anne Kepler * Michael Cavanaugh - Lt. Marcus * Alan Autry - Maury Fields *

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- Dix Landau * Wendell Wellman - Carl Bomberg * John Hillerman - Raymond Kepler

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Street of Dreams 1988 television films 1988 films CBS films Films directed by William Graham (director) Films scored by Laurence Rosenthal

Morgan Fairchild's role

Cast

See also

References

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