Rudy Behlmer
Also Known As: Rudolph Herman Behlmer, Rudy Behlmar
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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: October 13, 1926
Age: 98 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: September 27, 2019
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The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Overview: The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-01
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Censorship and Desire
Overview: Censorship issues with the film "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-02
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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-23
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Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Overview: A documentary from Universal about the movie "The Invisible Man" (1933) directed by James Whale.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-29
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Overview: Documentary featured on the Classic Monster Collection and Monster Legacy Collection for The Mummy (1932).
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-29
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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Overview: The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Overview: A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-05
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RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Overview: The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, a landmark of cinema, one of the most influential motion pictures in history.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-11
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Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
Overview: Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), hosted by film historian Rudy Behlmer.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
Overview: A documentary about the making of the classic film "Casablanca."
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-26
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Becoming John Ford
Overview: Portrait of film director John Ford, perhaps best known for re-inventing the Western, and generally considered one of America's greatest directors.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Overview: Film historians examines the making of the 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Jezebel: Legend of the South
Overview: Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-30
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The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
Overview: A documentary from Universal about their Phantom of the Opera movies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Overview: An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-30
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Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Overview: A short documentary about Robby the Robot.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-14
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Cinerama Adventure
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-30
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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-02
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Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
Overview: This documentary is featured on the DVD for Captain Blood (1935), released in 2005.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-20
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A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
Overview: A documentary about the making of the movie "Dragonwyck"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-09
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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Overview: The behind-the-scenes story of how "Casablanca" became an American film classic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-27
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Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
Overview: Short documentary about the making of the John Ford/John Wayne film "Stagecoach".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-06
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Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
Overview: Brief overview of the two actors at the Fox Studio.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-02
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Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-06-13
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Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-17
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Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-14
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The Music of 'Humoresque'
Overview: A short documentary about the music in the 1946 film "Humoresque"
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-14
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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Overview: Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-24
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William Powell: A True Gentleman
Overview: A short documentary about William Powell.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-02
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Overview: Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-21
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Overview: A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-03
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The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
Overview: Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-14
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
Overview: Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock and early spy and espionage films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-14
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Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
Overview: 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
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-14
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The Making of 'Rebecca'
Overview: Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film "Rebecca" and the working relationship of Hitchcock and producer David O. Selznick.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-14
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Overview: An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-03
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In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
Overview: The making of Quo Vadis (1951).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-11
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The Universe According to Universal
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-21
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Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-22
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Overview: This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-02
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Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-03
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The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Overview: Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-14
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The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-20
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Backstory: 'All About Eve'
Overview: A documentary about the making of the 1950 film "All About Eve."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-09
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King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Overview: Documentary on the making of the 1933 RKO film King Kong. Contains interviews with George Turner, Linwood Dunn, Rudy Behlmer.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-16
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Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Overview: Short documentary about the making of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-19
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Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
Overview: Darryl F. Zanuck ignores the protests of his peers and makes a movie about antisemitism called "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-21
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-14
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A Streetcar in Hollywood
Overview: How the play was adapted to Film
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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A Streetcar on Broadway
Overview: Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Overview: A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-14
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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Overview: An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Celebrating Dumbo
Overview: Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-23
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