Rudy Behlmer

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Rudy Behlmer

Acting October 13, 1926

San Francisco, California, USA

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. Behlm…

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The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

6.8 1968 TV Show
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

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

6.1 2008 Movie
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5 2009 Movie
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

7.0 2000 Movie
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

7.7 1999 Movie
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

7.0 2010 Movie
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

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

6.4 2000 Movie
Cinerama Adventure

Cinerama Adventure

7.7 2002 Movie
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

7.7 2005 Movie
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

7.8 2006 Movie
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

6.9 2008 Movie
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

7.7 1993 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2012
    Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

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  2. 2012
    Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

    Movie Self

  3. 2012
    Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

    Movie Self

  4. 2010
    Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

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  5. 2009
    Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

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  6. 2009
    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

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  7. 2008
    In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic

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  8. 2008
    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

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  9. 2008
    The Making of 'Rebecca'

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  10. 2008
    Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

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  11. 2008
    The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'

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  12. 2008
    RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

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  13. 2008
    A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

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  14. 2008
    Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox

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  15. 2008
    Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'

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  16. 2008
    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

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More credits
  1. 2007
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

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  2. 2007
    Becoming John Ford

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  3. 2006
    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

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  4. 2006
    Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

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  5. 2006
    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

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  6. 2006
    Credit Where Credit is Due

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  7. 2006
    Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption

    Movie Self - Author, Film Historian

  8. 2006
    Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

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  9. 2006
    Jezebel: Legend of the South

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  10. 2006
    A Streetcar in Hollywood

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  11. 2006
    Desire and Censorship

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  12. 2006
    A Streetcar on Broadway

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  13. 2005
    William Powell: A True Gentleman

    Movie

  14. 2005
    Alias Nick and Nora

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  15. 2005
    The Music of 'Humoresque'

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  16. 2005
    Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born

    Movie Self - Author & Film Historian

  17. 2005
    Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

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  18. 2005
    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    Movie Self - Author and Film Historian

  19. 2005
    Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

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  20. 2004
    Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle

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  21. 2003
    Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

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  22. 2003
    The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

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  23. 2003
    Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

    Movie Self, Film Historian

  24. 2002
    What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

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