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