Rudy Behlmer
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 (49)
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
2008
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
2008
The Making of 'Rebecca'
2008
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Becoming John Ford
2007
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006
Censorship and Desire
2006
A Streetcar in Hollywood
2006
A Streetcar on Broadway
2006
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
The Music of 'Humoresque'
2005
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
2004
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
2003
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
Cinerama Adventure
2002
The Universe According to Universal
2002
Celebrating Dumbo
2001
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
2001
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
1992
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991
