!!!Forst, Willi

''actually Wilhelm Anton Frohs''

\\ 
b. Vienna, April 7, 1903, 
d. Vienna, Aug. 11, 1980, film author, film producer, film director 
and film actor. Embarked on his film career through A.  
Kolowrat-Krakowsky. Among others, F. discovered P.  Wessely and H.  
Krahl. Established and decisively influenced the genre of the Viennese 
musical film.

!Works
Films: Leise flehen meine Lieder, 1933; Maskerade, 1934; 
Burgtheater, 1936; Bel Ami, 1939; Operette, 1940; Wr. Blut, 1942; Wr. 
Maedeln, 1945; Die Suenderin, 1950; Im Weissen Roessl, 1952. - Film 
magazine "Der Film", 1946-49 (ed.).

!Literature
R. Dachs, W. F., 1986; K. Burghardt, Werk, Skandal, 
Exempel, 1996.



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