
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.
Acting (49 movies)

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
2002

Censorship and Desire
2006

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005

You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
1992

Becoming John Ford
2007

Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
2003

Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006

Cinerama Adventure
2002

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991

Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
1993

The Music of 'Humoresque'
2005

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002

William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008

Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
2008

The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008

Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
2008

The Making of 'Rebecca'
2008

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006

In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
2008

The Universe According to Universal
2002

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009

Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
2004

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000

The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003

Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
2001

A Streetcar on Broadway
2006

A Streetcar in Hollywood
2006

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006

Celebrating Dumbo
2001
Directing (1 movie)
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