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.

Known For

The Dick Cavett Show

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

All Movies (56)

• Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation2012 · as Self
• Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic2012 · as Self
• Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of2012 · as Self
• Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen2010 · as Self
• Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman2009 · as Self
• 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009 · as Self
• In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic2008 · as Self
• Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film2008 · as Self
• The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'2008
• Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster2008 · as Self
• The Making of 'Rebecca'2008 · as Self
• RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”2008 · as Self
• A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'2008 · as Self
• Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox2008 · as Self
• Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'2008 · as Self
• Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood2008 · as Self
• The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk2007 · as Self
• Becoming John Ford2007 · as Self
• Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon2006 · as Self
• Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet2006 · as Self
• The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird2006 · as Self
• Credit Where Credit is Due2006 · as Self
• Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption2006 · as Self - Author, Film Historian
• Jezebel: Legend of the South2006 · as Self
• Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition2006 · as Self
• Censorship and Desire2006 · as Self
• A Streetcar in Hollywood2006 · as Self
• A Streetcar on Broadway2006 · as Self
• William Powell: A True Gentleman2005
• The Music of 'Humoresque'2005 · as Self
• Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born2005 · as Self - Author & Film Historian
• Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale2005 · as Self
• The Adventures of Errol Flynn2005 · as Self - Author and Film Historian
• Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?2005 · as Self
• Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle2004 · as Self
• Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'2003 · as Self
• The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea2003 · as Self
• Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'2003 · as Self, Film Historian
• What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'2002 · as Self
• Cinerama Adventure2002 · as Self
• The Universe According to Universal2002 · as Narrator
• Celebrating Dumbo2001 · as Self
• Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'2001 · as Self
• The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature2000 · as Self
• Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'2000 · as Self
• Backstory: 'All About Eve'2000 · as Self
• Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!2000 · as Self - Host
• Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed2000 · as Self - Host
• The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked2000 · as Self
• The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster1999 · as Self
• Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul1993 · as Self
• Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic1993 · as Self - Film Historian
• King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."1992 · as Self
• You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'1992 · as Self - Film Historian
• Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie1991 · as Self
• The Making of 'Rebecca'— · as Self

All TV Shows (1)

• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest