Rudy Behlmer
Acting
Born October 13, 1926 · San Francisco, California, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Dick Cavett Show
Desire and Censorship
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Jezebel: Legend of the South
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Cinerama Adventure
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Becoming John Ford
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
A Streetcar on Broadway
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
A Streetcar in Hollywood
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
The Making of 'Rebecca'
Credit Where Credit is Due
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
William Powell: A True Gentleman