Why is an actor ‘in’ a movie but ‘on’ a show?

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Why is an actor ‘in’ a movie but ‘on’ a show?

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“In” as in “in a moving picture”, which derived from “in a picture”, as in “Dan is in that picture.” “On” as in “on TV”, as in “Dan is on TV in “The Phil Silvers Show.” The “on “ from “on TV” got extended to TV shows.

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