Rudy Behlmer
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.
Filmography (56 titles)
7.0MovieSingin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Self · 2012
6.5MovieCasablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self · 2012
6.7MovieMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self · 2012
7.0MovieEmbracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self · 2010
7.5MovieVictor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Self · 2009
7.5Movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self · 2009
6.0MovieIn the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
Self · 2008
6.9MoviePublic Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self · 2008
MovieAlfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
Self · 2008
MovieThe Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008
MovieThe Making of 'Rebecca'
Self · 2008
8.0MovieRKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self · 2008
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
Self · 2008
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
Self · 2008
MovieGuilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
Self · 2008
6.1MovieThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Self · 2008
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Self · 2007
6.3MovieBecoming John Ford
Self · 2007
7.0MovieRobby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self · 2006
4.5MovieAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self · 2006
7.8MovieThe Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Self · 2006
Credit Where Credit is Due
Self · 2006
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
Self - Author, Film Historian · 2006
7.0MovieJezebel: Legend of the South
Self · 2006
6.7MovieBette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Self · 2006
3.0MovieCensorship and Desire
Self · 2006
6.5MovieA Streetcar in Hollywood
Self · 2006
6.5MovieA Streetcar on Broadway
Self · 2006
7.5MovieWilliam Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
MovieThe Music of 'Humoresque'
Self · 2005