Rudy Behlmer
Birthday: 1926-10-13
Place of Birth: 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 recording booklets. Behlmer also contributed to a wide variety of works about the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Movies
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon....
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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphr...
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Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
A documentary from Universal about the movie "The Invisible Man" (1933) directed by James Whale....
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Documentary featured on the Classic Monster Collection and Monster Legacy Collection for The Mummy (...
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family....
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RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933),...
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Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1...
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You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
A documentary about the making of the classic film "Casablanca."...
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Becoming John Ford
Portrait of film director John Ford, perhaps best known for re-inventing the Western, and generally ...
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Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Film historians examines the making of the 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood."...
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Jezebel: Legend of the South
Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."...
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The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
A documentary from Universal about their Phantom of the Opera movies....
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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."...
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Cinerama Adventure
A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolu...
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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures ta...
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Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
This documentary is featured on the DVD for Captain Blood (1935), released in 2005....
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A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
A documentary about the making of the movie "Dragonwyck"...
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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
The behind-the-scenes story of how "Casablanca" became an American film classic....
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Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
Short documentary about the making of the John Ford/John Wayne film "Stagecoach"....
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Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
Brief overview of the two actors at the Fox Studio....
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Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
U.S. network TV special surveying the history of Robin Hood in popular culture, emphasizing the 1991...
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Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Today's top musical stars—including Paula Abdul, Usher and Glee's Matthew Morrison—reveal why this i...
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Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
An insider's account of Jack Warner, a founding father of the American film industry. This feature l...
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The Music of 'Humoresque'
A short documentary about the music in the 1946 film "Humoresque"...
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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz....
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What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Movie and stage icon Debbie Reynolds hosts the making of "Singin' in the Rain". The short documentar...
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William Powell: A True Gentleman
A biography on the life of William Powell narrated by Michael York....
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film....
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the ...
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock and early spy and espionage films....
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The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946)....
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Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Spellbound' that looks deeply at the films presenta...
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The Making of 'Rebecca'
Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film "Rebecca" and the working relationship of Hitchcock and ...
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."...
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In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
The making of Quo Vadis (1951)....
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The Universe According to Universal
Narrator Rudy Behlmer guides a look through Universal's place in film history as a source of alien v...
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Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
A documentary on the life and career of Victor Fleming, director of such iconic movies as The Wizard...
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and in...
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Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle is a documentary focusing on the first six sound Tarzan fil...
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The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia....
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The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
With rare behind-the-scenes footage, a detailed look at the making of Walt Disney’s adaptation of th...
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Backstory: 'All About Eve'
A documentary about the making of the 1950 film "All About Eve."...
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King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Documentary on the making of the 1933 RKO film King Kong. Contains interviews with George Turner, Li...
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Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Short documentary about the making of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex....
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an e...
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Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
Darryl F. Zanuck ignores the protests of his peers and makes a movie about antisemitism called "Gent...
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Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie....
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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored "What Ev...
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Credit Where Credit is Due
Featurette on the making of Action in the North Atlantic (1943) starring Humphrey Bogart....
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