If the Golden era of Old Hollywood is your thing, our podcast is for you! If you want TYRONE POWER instead of TOM HARDY, JENNIFER JONES instead of JENNIFER LAWRENCE, or ROBERT MITCHUM rather than ROBERT PATTINSON, then FROM BENEATH THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN is the gin joint for you. Each week, writer and producer STEVE CUBINE and actress and writer NAN MCNAMARA explore, discuss, and dissect the magical, mysterious, amusing, and sometimes bizarre tales of Old Hollywood. So sit back and revisit a time when the pictures were still big and everyone was ready for their close-up.
“GUESS WHO’S NUMBER ONE?: STEVE & NAN RANK TRACY/HEPBURN FILMS” - 6/08/2026 (143)
Guess Who (2005) · Jun 8, 2026
JAMES WONG HOWE: THE MAN WHO PAINTED WITH LIGHT (132)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) · Mar 23, 2026
JAMES WONG HOWE: THE MAN WHO PAINTED WITH LIGHT (132)
Body and Soul (1947) · Mar 23, 2026
JAMES WONG HOWE: THE MAN WHO PAINTED WITH LIGHT (132)
Hud (1963) · Mar 23, 2026
"THE WESTMORE DYNASTY: MAKEUP TO THE STARS AND BEYOND" - (126)
Blacula (1972) · Feb 9, 2026
“EARL CARROLL VANITIES: SCANDAL, SPECTACLE AND THE JAZZ AGE” - 1/27/2026 (124)
Earl Carroll Vanities (1945) · Jan 26, 2026
"SECOND ACT: REDISCOVERING OVERLOOKED MUSICALS" (094)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) · Jun 30, 2025
"SECOND ACT: REDISCOVERING OVERLOOKED MUSICALS" (094)
State Fair (1945) · Jun 30, 2025
"SECOND ACT: REDISCOVERING OVERLOOKED MUSICALS" (094)
Summer Stock (1950) · Jun 30, 2025
“BORN TO BE BAD - Old Hollywood's Favorite Brats" (092) 6/16/25
Born to Be Bad (1950) · Jun 16, 2025
"THE MAKING OF MAGIC: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ ( PT. I)" - (084)
The Wizard of Oz (1939) · Apr 21, 2025
"MOTHER KNOWS BEST: CLASSIC CINEMA'S BEST (AND WORST!) MOMS" (034)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · May 6, 2024
"FALLEN ANGEL: THE HELEN WALKER STORY" (19)
Fallen Angel (1945) · Jan 22, 2024
"BLONDE TROUBLE: THE TRAGEDY OF CAROLE LANDIS" (06)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) · Oct 23, 2023