Leo F. Forbstein


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Actor | Original Music Composer | Music | Music Editor | Conductor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leo Frank Forbstein (October 16, 1892 – March 16, 1948) was an American film musical director and orchestra conductor who worked on more than 550 projects during a twenty-year period. Forbstein was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was attracted to music as a child, learning the violin at the age of four. As a conductor at the Royal Theater in St. Joseph, he synchronized the orchestra with the action in silent films; he then became principal conductor at the...

Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Date of Birth: Oct 16, 1892

Date of Death: Feb 12, 1948


Filmography

Actor (1 Known Credits)


Broadway Gondolier

Rehearsal Orchestra Leader

Rehearsal Orchestra Leader

Original Music Composer (6 Known Credits)


Arsenic and Old Lace

Original Music Composer

Earthworm Tractors

Original Music Composer

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Original Music Composer

Haunted Gold

Original Music Composer

The Man Who Played God

Original Music Composer

Big City Blues

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Haunted Gold (1932)
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer

Music (5 Known Credits)


Music Editor (1 Known Credits)


Music Editor

Conductor (28 Known Credits)


Colleen (1936)
Conductor
Sweet Music (1935)
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Housewife (1934)
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Goodbye Again (1933)
Conductor
Conductor
Silver Dollar (1932)
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Kiss Me Again (1931)
Conductor
Conductor
The Squall (1929)
Conductor

Music Director (66 Known Credits)


Winter Meeting

Music Director

Dark Passage

Music Director

The Unsuspected

Music Director

Deep Valley

Music Director

Escape Me Never

Music Director

Stallion Road

Music Director

Cinderella Jones

Music Director

Mildred Pierce

Music Director

To Have and Have Not

Music Director

Mr. Skeffington

Music Director

Air Force

Music Director

Destination Tokyo

Music Director

Casablanca

Music Director

The Big Shot

Music Director

Gentleman Jim

Music Director

Spy Ship

Music Director

Wings for the Eagle

Music Director

The Maltese Falcon

Music Director

Sergeant York

Music Director

Manpower

Music Director

Meet John Doe

Music Director

Steel Against the Sky

Music Director

Underground

Music Director

Honeymoon for Three

Music Director

Four Mothers

Music Director

The Great Mr. Nobody

Music Director

It All Came True

Music Director

She Couldn't Say No

Music Director

King of the Underworld

Music Director

Wings of the Navy

Music Director

Four Wives

Music Director

Off the Record

Music Director

Jezebel

Music Director

Angels with Dirty Faces

Music Director

The Dawn Patrol

Music Director

Four's a Crowd

Music Director

Torchy Gets Her Man

Music Director

Valley of the Giants

Music Director

Ready, Willing and Able

Music Director

Call It a Day

Music Director

The Go-Getter

Music Director

The Petrified Forest

Music Director

Road Gang

Music Director

Stage Struck

Music Director

The White Angel

Music Director

King of the Islands

Music Director

The Florentine Dagger

Music Director

Broadway Gondolier

Music Director

Don't Bet On Blondes

Music Director

Alibi Ike

Music Director

Miss Pacific Fleet

Music Director

The Irish in Us

Music Director

Shipmates Forever

Music Director

Keystone Hotel

Music Director

The Man with Two Faces

Music Director

Smart Money

Music Director

The Star Witness

Music Director

Stranger in Town

Music Director

Side Show

Music Director

Too Young to Marry

Music Director

Music Director
Music Director
Dark Passage (1947)
Music Director
Music Director
Deep Valley (1947)
Music Director
Music Director
Stallion Road (1947)
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Air Force (1943)
Music Director
Music Director
Casablanca (1942)
Music Director
The Big Shot (1942)
Music Director
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Music Director
Spy Ship (1942)
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Sergeant York (1941)
Music Director
Manpower (1941)
Music Director
Meet John Doe (1941)
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Underground (1941)
Music Director
Music Director
Four Mothers (1941)
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Four Wives (1939)
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Jezebel (1938)
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Call It a Day (1937)
Music Director
The Go-Getter (1937)
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Road Gang (1936)
Music Director
Stage Struck (1936)
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Alibi Ike (1935)
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Smart Money (1931)
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Side Show (1931)
Music Director
Music Director

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