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