Rudy Behlmer

Acting·Oct 13, 1926·San Francisco, California, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation2012 · Self	Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic2012 · Self	Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of2012 · Self	Self
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen2010 · Self	Self
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman2009 · Self	Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009 · Self	Self
In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic2008 · Self	Self
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film2008 · Self	Self
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster2008 · Self	Self
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'2008 · Actor	Actor
The Making of 'Rebecca'2008 · Self	Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”2008 · Self	Self
AA House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'2008 · Self	Self
KKiller Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox2008 · Self	Self
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'2008 · Self	Self
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood2008 · Self	Self
TThe Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk2007 · Self	Self
Becoming John Ford2007 · Self	Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon2006 · Self	Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet2006 · Self	Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird2006 · Self	Self
CCredit Where Credit is Due2006 · Self	Self
SStagecoach: A Story of Redemption2006 · Self - Author, Film Historian	Self - Author, Film Historian
Jezebel: Legend of the South2006 · Self	Self
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition2006 · Self	Self
Desire and Censorship2006 · Self	Self
A Streetcar in Hollywood2006 · Self	Self
A Streetcar on Broadway2006 · Self	Self
William Powell: A True Gentleman2005 · Actor	Actor
The Music of 'Humoresque'2005 · Self	Self
CCaptain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born2005 · Self - Author & Film Historian	Self - Author & Film Historian
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale2005 · Self	Self
The Adventures of Errol Flynn2005 · Self - Author and Film Historian	Self - Author and Film Historian
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?2005 · Self	Self
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle2004 · Self	Self
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'2003 · Self	Self
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea2003 · Self	Self
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'2003 · Self, Film Historian	Self, Film Historian
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'2002 · Self	Self
Cinerama Adventure2002 · Self	Self
The Universe According to Universal2002 · Narrator	Narrator
Celebrating Dumbo2001 · Self	Self
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'2001 · Self	Self
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature2000 · Self	Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'2000 · Self	Self
Backstory: 'All About Eve'2000 · Self	Self
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!2000 · Self - Host	Self - Host
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed2000 · Self - Host	Self - Host