Willi Forst
Acting
Biography
Willi Forst was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and singer. As an actor, he was a favorite with audiences; as a director, he was one of the most important representatives of the musical comedy films of Vienna in the 1930s.
Born: April 7, 1903
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Known For
Mazurka
A woman is put on trial for murdering a musician who ruined her marriage.
Cafe Electric
The daughter of a wealthy industrialist falls for a pickpocket.
Operette
A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic opera manager end in abrupt firing in spite of a mutual attraction. He's quickly engaged by another theatre and becomes famous for his lavish stage productions and fine acting, which begins their golden age with Suppé and Strauss.
A Tango for You
Jimmy Bolt, a singer and dancer (and occasionally as a waiter) works at a varieté. The man may be talented, but he’s not exactly a big success, and things get complicated when a young orphan girl falls in love with the voice of another singer but then mistakes Bolt for him…
Katharina Knie
"Katharina Knie" is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Carmen Boni and Adele Sandrock. It is based on the 1928 play of the same title by Carl Zuckmayer.
Two Hearts in Waltz Time
Nicky and Vicky, two librettists who also happen to be brothers, are presently in collaboration with composer Toni. All too aware of Toni's amorous escapades, Nicky and Vicky try to keep the existence of their pretty sister Hedi a secret. Suffering from an acute case of writers' block (he has yet to find an inspiration for his next production), Toni throws a huge party, which is boycotted by his friends and associates so that he'll keep his mind on his work.
The Merry Wives of Vienna
A dance teacher helps his ten well-bred student sisters when they leave home as a protest against their father's intended wedding. They form a café group called Die lustigen Weiber aus Wien (The merry Viennese girls).
Atlantic
German-language version. "Atlantic" is a drama film based on the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" and set aboard a fictional ship, called the "Atlantic". The main plotline revolves around a man who has a shipboard affair with a fellow passenger, which is eventually discovered by his wife. The ship also has aboard an elderly couple, Heinrich and Anna Thomas, who are on their anniversary cruise. Midway across the Atlantic Ocean, the "Atlantic" strikes an iceberg and is damaged to the point where it is sinking into the Atlantic. The German version was filmed at the same time as the British version, with each scene first being filmed in English for the British version, then the same scene being filmed in German by a German cast, using the same sets.
A Student's Song of Heidelberg
A long time ago, John Miller emigrated from Germany to America. Now he wants his daughter Elinor to get to know his old homeland and sends her off to Heidelberg, where she is to study for a year. Pretty soon, the pretty young girl is in demand among the young men in town. Especially the students Dahlberg and Bornemann try to win Elinor's heart.
The Stars Shine
German all-star musical from 1938 that was a big commercial success.
Filmography
as Alexander von Barender
as Clemens Monti
as Regisseur
as Bobby Sanders
as Carl Michael Ziehrer
as Self - film scenes (archive footage)
as Franz Jauner
as George Duroy
as Gast
as Extra
as Franz, Duke of Modena
as Dr. André Lenz
as Robert Ottmar
as Herr von Haller, Rennfahrer
as Willy II
as Prince
as Peter Voß
as Vincenzo Peruggia
as Augustin Tuschinger - Tanzlehrer
as Carry Clips, ein Festredner
as Ulrich Weidenau
as Robert Dahlberg
as Jimmy Bolt, ein unberühmter Jazzsänger
as Vicky Mahler - Librettist
as Baron van Geldern
as Poldi
as Manopulos
as Picard
as Oberleutnant Mellnitz
as Dr. Schindler
as Laroux
as Angestellter Rigault
as Solm von Kompaß
as Paul Grumbach
as Roland
as Fredl
as Der Lehrer
as Peperl / Erzherzog Franz Ludwig
as extra