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  • From Beneath the Hollywood Sign "BIG STARS, SMALL SCREEN - A CONVERSATION WITH FRONT ROW CLASSICS' BRANDON DAVIS (114) (Season 3, Episode 4)
  • Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

From Beneath the Hollywood Sign

"BIG STARS, SMALL SCREEN - A CONVERSATION WITH FRONT ROW CLASSICS' BRANDON DAVIS (114) (Season 3, Episode 4)
Podcast Episode | Talk-Show
In the early days of television, many classic film actors were hesitant-or even outright refused-to appear on TV for a multitude of reasons. Many thought that TV was low-brow. Others thought they would get overexposed and it would somehow ...See moreIn the early days of television, many classic film actors were hesitant-or even outright refused-to appear on TV for a multitude of reasons. Many thought that TV was low-brow. Others thought they would get overexposed and it would somehow diminish their box-office power. Slowly, stars like LORETTA YOUNG, BARBARA STANWYCK, ROBERT MONTGOMERY, and LUCILLE BALL figured out that TV could enhance and elongate their popularity and appeal. Slowly, classic stars began to pop up on the boob-tube. Joining us this week is BRANDON DAVIS, host extraordinaire of the fantastic podcast Front Row Classics, who will discuss the migration of classic film stars to the small screen and how it affected their popularity and careers. You haven't lived until you've seen IDA LUPINO doing her best "Norma Desmond" on an episode of "Charlie's Angels" in 1977. See less
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Steve Cubine (writer) | Nan McNamara (writer) | Lindsay Schnebly (writer)
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Updated Nov 10, 2025
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Nov 10, 2025 (United States)

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