Rudy Behlmer

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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. Born : 13th-Oct-1926

Movie Credits

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
Released : 1st-Nov-2002

Censorship and Desire

Censorship issues with the film "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Released : 2nd-May-2006

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real African locations, barely overcoming all kinds of hardships and disasters.
Released : 23rd-Mar-2010

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

A documentary from Universal about the movie "The Invisible Man" (1933) directed by James Whale.
Released : 29th-Aug-2000

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Documentary featured on the Classic Monster Collection and Monster Legacy Collection for The Mummy (1932).
Released : 29th-Aug-2000

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.
Released : 1st-Jan-1993

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.
Released : 5th-Apr-2005

RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'

An in-depth look at the genesis, production, and legacy of King Kong, one of the most influential films ever made.
Released : 22nd-Nov-2005

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), hosted by film historian Rudy Behlmer.
Released : 1st-Jan-2005

You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'

A documentary about the making of the classic film "Casablanca."
Released : 26th-Aug-1992

Becoming John Ford

Portrait of film director John Ford, perhaps best known for re-inventing the Western, and generally considered one of America's greatest directors.
Released : 1st-Jan-2007

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

Film historians examines the making of the 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
Released : 1st-Jan-2003

Jezebel: Legend of the South

Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."
Released : 30th-May-2006

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

A documentary from Universal about their Phantom of the Opera movies.
Released : 1st-Jan-2000

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."
Released : 30th-Sep-2003

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

A short documentary about Robby the Robot.
Released : 14th-Nov-2006

Cinerama Adventure

A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into the widescreen era.
Released : 30th-Aug-2002

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 take the audience from the early failed attempts by scientists and inventors, to the triumph of the talkies.
Released : 2nd-Sep-2007

Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born

This documentary is featured on the DVD for Captain Blood (1935), released in 2005.
Released : 20th-Apr-2005

A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

A documentary about the making of the movie "Dragonwyck"
Released : 9th-Sep-2008

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

The behind-the-scenes story of how "Casablanca" became an American film classic.
Released : 27th-Mar-2012

Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption

Short documentary about the making of the John Ford/John Wayne film "Stagecoach".
Released : 6th-Jun-2006

Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox

Brief overview of the two actors at the Fox Studio.
Released : 2nd-Sep-2008

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 film "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves". Interviews with principal cast and crew from that film highlight the special. Pierce Brosnan hosts.
Released : 13th-Jun-1991

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 iconic musical continues to influence and inspire musical performers around the world.
Released : 17th-Jul-2012

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul

An insider's account of Jack Warner, a founding father of the American film industry. This feature length documentary provides the rags to riches story of the man whose studio - Warner Bros - created many of Hollywood's most classic films. Includes extensive interviews with family members and friends, film clips, rare home movies and unique location footage.
Released : 14th-May-1993

The Music of 'Humoresque'

A short documentary about the music in the 1946 film "Humoresque"
Released : 14th-Jun-2005

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.
Released : 1st-Jan-2012

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 documentary includes Donald O'Connor, who played the comical "Cosmo Brown", Stanley Donen, one half of the directors next to Gene Kelly, and Kathleen Freeman, who played Phoebe Dinsmore, Lina Lamont's (Jean Hagen) voice coach.
Released : 24th-Sep-2002

William Powell: A True Gentleman

A short documentary about William Powell.
Released : 2nd-Aug-2005

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.
Released : 21st-Oct-2008

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 Hays Code in 1934.
Released : 3rd-Mar-2008

The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).
Released : 14th-Oct-2008

Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock and early spy and espionage films.
Released : 14th-Oct-2008

Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Spellbound' that looks deeply at the films presentation of psychoanalysis and of what is now called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Released : 14th-Mar-2008

The Making of 'Rebecca'

Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film "Rebecca" and the working relationship of Hitchcock and producer David O. Selznick.
Released : 14th-Oct-2008

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."
Released : 3rd-Oct-2006

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

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).
Released : 11th-Nov-2008

The Universe According to Universal

Narrator Rudy Behlmer guides a look through Universal's place in film history as a source of alien visitation, extraterrestrial life, and other Science Fiction staples. The piece further looks at the political and social implications, parallels, and escapism in the movie. The piece spends much of its screen time on how 'It Came From Outer Space' echoed and influenced the genre, its legacy, performances, adherence to Ray Bradbury's source material, 3D photography and presentation, score and effects, and more. This is a quality piece that informs and entertains alike, one that fascinatingly examines the film, and others like it, as both entertainment and echoes of real life.
Released : 21st-May-2002

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

A documentary on the life and career of Victor Fleming, director of such iconic movies as The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.
Released : 22nd-Sep-2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
Released : 2nd-Jul-2009

Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle

Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle is a documentary focusing on the first six sound Tarzan films produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. Written and directed by John Rust, the documentary features interviews with film historians Rudy Behlmer and Scott Tracy Griffin, who discuss the films' literary antecedents and behind-the-scenes production details.
Released : 3rd-Jun-2004

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.
Released : 14th-Nov-2000

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 the Jules Verne novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.
Released : 20th-May-2003

Backstory: 'All About Eve'

A documentary about the making of the 1950 film "All About Eve."
Released : 9th-Sep-2000

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, Linwood Dunn, Rudy Behlmer.
Released : 16th-Sep-1992

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

Short documentary about the making of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex.
Released : 19th-Apr-2005

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

Darryl F. Zanuck ignores the protests of his peers and makes a movie about antisemitism called "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947).
Released : 21st-Oct-2001

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of wartime production.
Released : 14th-Oct-2000

A Streetcar in Hollywood

How the play was adapted to Film
Released : 1st-Jan-2006

A Streetcar on Broadway

Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway
Released : 1st-Jan-2006

TV Credits

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest - The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
Released : 6th-Jun-1968

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