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Rudy Behlmer

Rudy Behlmer

Actor · Born 1926-10-13 · San Francisco, California, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
  2. Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) — Self
  3. Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000) — Self - Host
  4. Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010) — Self
  5. Cinerama Adventure (2002) — Self
  6. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) — Self
  7. The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (1999) — Self
  8. Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! (2000) — Self - Host
  9. Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) — Self - Film Historian
  10. You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' (1992) — Self - Film Historian
  11. Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008) — Self
  12. The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) — Self - Author and Film Historian
  13. The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006) — Self
  14. The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007) — Self
  15. Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? (2005) — Self
  16. The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000) — Self
  17. Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003) — Self
  18. Becoming John Ford (2007) — Self
  19. Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (2003) — Self, Film Historian
  20. Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born (2005) — Self - Author & Film Historian
  21. A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck' (2008) — Self
  22. Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul (1993) — Self
  23. Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012) — Self
  24. The Universe According to Universal (2002) — Narrator
  25. Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006) — Self
  26. Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition (2006) — Self
  27. Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012) — Self
  28. Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (1991) — Self
  29. William Powell: A True Gentleman (2005)
  30. Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (2009) — Self
  31. The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (2003) — Self
  32. Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale (2005) — Self
  33. A Streetcar in Hollywood (2006) — Self
  34. A Streetcar on Broadway (2006) — Self
  35. Desire and Censorship (2006) — Self
  36. RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008) — Self
  37. Jezebel: Legend of the South (2006) — Self
  38. Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (2006) — Self
  39. Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation (2012) — Self
  40. What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) — Self

Directed

  1. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) — Director