In his book, "The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968," American film historian and critic Andrew Sarris states that Brahm "hit his stride" in the 1930s with "mood-drenched melodramas." He suggested that Brahm's work declined after this period. Sarris said that Brahm did not lack work, as he made "approximately 150 TV films" during the 1950s and 1960s. Among these, he also directed numerous episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Twilight Zone". Brahm's last full-length film was "Hot Rods to Hell".