- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1926
- Place of Birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- September 27, 2019
Rudy Behlmer
Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an American film historian and writer. He was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry. Behlmer began his career with KLAC-TV in Hollywood as a stage manager. At the beginning of the 1960s, Behlmer started researching and writing articles on various aspects of film history. One such project, a career piece on film producer David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind, Rebecca), led to his book Memo from David O. Selznick (1972). It was followed by nine other books as well as numerous magazine articles and film music recording booklets. Behlmer also contributed to a wide variety of works about the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Filmography
movieSingin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012 · Self
movieCasablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012 · Self
movieMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012 · Self
movieEmbracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010 · Self
movieVictor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009 · Self
movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self
movieIn the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
2008 · Self
moviePublic Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008 · Self
movieAlfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
2008 · Self
movieThe Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008
movieThe Making of 'Rebecca'
2008 · Self
movieRKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Self
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
movieA House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
2008 · Self
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
movieKiller Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
2008 · Self
movieGuilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
2008 · Self
movieThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 · Self
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
movieThe Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007 · Self
movieBecoming John Ford
2007 · Self
movieRobby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006 · Self
movieAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · Self
movieThe Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006 · Self
Credit Where Credit is Due
movieCredit Where Credit is Due
2006 · Self
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
movieStagecoach: A Story of Redemption
2006 · Self - Author, Film Historian
movieJezebel: Legend of the South
2006 · Self
movieBette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006 · Self
movieCensorship and Desire
2006 · Self
movieA Streetcar on Broadway
2006 · Self
movieA Streetcar in Hollywood
2006 · Self
movieWilliam Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
movieThe Music of 'Humoresque'
2005 · Self
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
movieCaptain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
2005 · Self - Author & Film Historian
movieElizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005 · Self
movieThe Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 · Self - Author and Film Historian
movieAngels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005 · Self
movieTarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
2004 · Self
movieDiscovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003 · Self
movieThe Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003 · Self
movieWelcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
2003 · Self, Film Historian
movieWhat a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002 · Self
movieCinerama Adventure
2002 · Self
movieThe Universe According to Universal
2002 · Narrator
movieCelebrating Dumbo
2001 · Self
movieBackstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
2001 · Self
movieThe Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000 · Self
movieBackstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000 · Self
movieBackstory: 'All About Eve'
2000 · Self
movieNow You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000 · Self - Host
movieMummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000 · Self - Host
movieThe Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000 · Self
movieThe 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999 · Self
movieJack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
1993 · Self
movieBen-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993 · Self - Film Historian
movieKing Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992 · Self
movieYou Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
1992 · Self - Film Historian
movieRobin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieHollywood Without Make-Up
1963 · Director
The Making of 'Rebecca'
movieThe Making of 'Rebecca'
— · Self