Acting · San Francisco, California, USA · Born October 13, 1926
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.
MovieSingin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012
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MovieCasablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
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MovieMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
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MovieEmbracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
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MovieVictor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009
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Movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
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MovieIn the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
2008
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MoviePublic Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self
MovieThe Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008
MovieAlfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
2008
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'Rebecca'
2008
as Self
MovieRKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
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A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
2008
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Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
2008
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MovieGuilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
2008
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MovieThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
as Self
MovieBecoming John Ford
2007
as Self
MovieRobby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
as Self
MovieAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
as Self
MovieThe Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
as Self
Credit Where Credit is Due
2006
as Self
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
2006
as Self - Author, Film Historian
MovieJezebel: Legend of the South
2006
as Self
MovieBette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006
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MovieDesire and Censorship
2006
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MovieA Streetcar in Hollywood
2006
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MovieA Streetcar on Broadway
2006
as Self
MovieWilliam Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
MovieThe Music of 'Humoresque'
2005
as Self
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
2005
as Self - Author & Film Historian
MovieElizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005
as Self
MovieThe Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self - Author and Film Historian
MovieAngels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005
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MovieTarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
2004
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MovieDiscovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
as Self
MovieThe Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003
as Self
MovieWelcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
2003
as Self, Film Historian
MovieWhat a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
as Self
MovieCinerama Adventure
2002
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MovieThe Universe According to Universal
2002
as Narrator
MovieCelebrating Dumbo
2001
as Self
MovieBackstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
2001
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MovieThe Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
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MovieBackstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
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MovieBackstory: 'All About Eve'
2000
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MovieNow You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
as Self - Host
MovieMummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
as Self - Host
MovieThe Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000
as Self
MovieThe 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999
as Self
MovieJack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
1993
as Self
MovieBen-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
as Self - Film Historian
MovieKing Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992
as Self
MovieYou Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
1992
as Self - Film Historian
MovieRobin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991
as Self
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Making of 'Rebecca'
as Self
