Leo F. Forbstein

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-10-16 (56 years old)

Deathday

1948-02-12

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Leo F. Forbstein

Biography

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 Newman Theatre in Kansas City, where the organist was future Warner Bros. colleague Carl W. Stalling. In the mid-1920s, Forbstein relocated to Hollyw...

Acting

1935

Broadway Gondolier

as Rehearsal Orchestra Leader

Production

1947

Humoresque

as Music Director

1942

The Male Animal

as Music Director

1932

Jewel Robbery

as Conductor

1934

1933

She Had to Say Yes

as Conductor

1934

Mandalay

as Conductor

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Music Director

1930

Spring Is Here

as Conductor

1943

Northern Pursuit

as Music Director

1937

The Great Garrick

as Music Director

1935

Frisco Kid

as Music Director

1934

1933

1940

The Letter

as Music Director

1947

Possessed

as Music Director

1936

Sing Me a Love Song

as Music Director

1943

Princess O'Rourke

as Music Director

1941

The Sea Wolf

as Music Director

1937

The Life of Emile Zola

as Music Director

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

as Music Director

1935

A Night at the Ritz

as Music Director

1945

Conflict

as Music Director

1937

Green Light

as Music Director

1937

The Prince and the Pauper

as Music Director

1938

A Slight Case of Murder

as Music Director

1935

Traveling Saleslady

as Music Director

1941

Dive Bomber

as Music Director

1935

1943

Edge of Darkness

as Music Director

1939

Dodge City

as Music Director

1947

Love and Learn

as Music Director

1940

Virginia City

as Music Director

1939

Angels Wash Their Faces

as Music Director

1946

Never Say Goodbye

as Music Director

1939

1938

The Sisters

as Music Director

1944

Uncertain Glory

as Music Director

1934

Massacre

as Conductor

1947

Cry Wolf

as Music Director

1942

Captains of the Clouds

as Music Director

1941

Kisses for Breakfast

as Music Director

1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Music Director

1933

1935

Stranded

as Music Director

1937

Another Dawn

as Music Director

1935

I Found Stella Parish

as Music Director

1936

Give Me Your Heart

as Music Director

1937

Confession

as Music Director

1932

Street of Women

as Conductor

1938

My Bill

as Music Director

1936

Freshman Love

as Music Director

1930

Sweet Mama

as Conductor

1941

The Strawberry Blonde

as Music Director

1945

Hotel Berlin

as Music Director

1935

1934

Gambling Lady

as Conductor

1938

Heart of the North

as Music Director

1934

Babbitt

as Conductor

1934

Journal of a Crime

as Conductor

1934

Midnight Alibi

as Conductor

1947

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

as Music Director

1942

Now, Voyager

as Music Director

1937

1931

Gold Dust Gertie

as Conductor

1937

Back in Circulation

as Music Director

1939

Dark Victory

as Music Director

1944

The Mask of Dimitrios

as Music Director

1933

Baby Face

as Conductor

1938

Going Places

as Music Director

1944

The Doughgirls

as Music Director

1935

Going Highbrow

as Music Director

1938

Racket Busters

as Music Director

1948

The Big Punch

as Music Director

1935

We're in the Money

as Music Director

1941

The Great Lie

as Music Director

1939

Espionage Agent

as Music Director

1945

Mildred Pierce

as Music Director

1943

Casablanca

as Music Director

1938

Secrets of an Actress

as Music Director

1942

Always in My Heart

as Music Director

1941

The Maltese Falcon

as Music Director

1937

It's Love I'm After

as Music Director

1938

Comet Over Broadway

as Music Director

1937

Stolen Holiday

as Music Director

1932

The Man Who Played God

as Original Music Composer

1938

1937

First Lady

as Music Director

1935

Living on Velvet

as Conductor

1934

British Agent

as Conductor

1932

One Way Passage

as Conductor

1933

1932

Haunted Gold

as Original Music Composer

1938

Men Are Such Fools

as Music Director

1934

Dr. Monica

as Conductor

1933

I Loved a Woman

as Conductor

1939

Women in the Wind

as Music Director

1947

Dark Passage

as Music Director

1934

The Firebird

as Music

1943

Destination Tokyo

as Music Director

1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

as Original Music Composer

1938

Hollywood Hotel

as Music Director

1936

Gold Diggers of 1937

as Music Director

1946

The Big Sleep

as Music Director

1935

Miss Pacific Fleet

as Music Director

1935

Keystone Hotel

as Music Director

1936

Earthworm Tractors

as Original Music Composer

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as Original Music Composer

1934

The Man with Two Faces

as Music Director

1931

Smart Money

as Music Director

1938

Angels with Dirty Faces

as Music Director

1931

The Star Witness

as Music Director

1938

Torchy Gets Her Man

as Music Director

1938

The Dawn Patrol

as Music Director

1939

King of the Underworld

as Music Director

1931

Side Show

as Music Director

1940

It All Came True

as Music Director

1941

Meet John Doe

as Music Director

1938

Four's a Crowd

as Music Director

1941

Manpower

as Music Director

1941

Underground

as Music Director

1942

Wings for the Eagle

as Music Director

1942

Spy Ship

as Music Director

1942

The Big Shot

as Music Director

1935

The Irish in Us

as Music Director

1935

Don't Bet on Blondes

as Music Director

1935

Alibi Ike

as Music Director

1940

She Couldn't Say No

as Music Director

1932

Tiger Shark

as Conductor

1931

Night Nurse

as Conductor

1945

To Have and Have Not

as Music Director

1941

Sergeant York

as Music Director

1942

Gentleman Jim

as Music Director

1944

Mr. Skeffington

as Music Director

1938

Jezebel

as Music Director

1931

Too Young to Marry

as Music Director

1935

'G' Men

as Music Director

1946

A Stolen Life

as Music Director

1947

Stallion Road

as Music Director

1948

Rope

as Music Director

1933

Blondie Johnson

as Conductor

1938

Crime School

as Music Director

1934

Fashions of 1934

as Conductor

1948

Two Guys from Texas

as Original Music Composer

1943

Air Force

as Music Director

1932

The Tenderfoot

as Conductor

1932

1934

1937

Call It a Day

as Music Director

1934

He Was Her Man

as Conductor

1934

Happiness Ahead

as Conductor

1932

1931

Kiss Me Again

as Conductor

1939

Off the Record

as Music Director

1934

1936

Road Gang

as Music Director

1937

Ready, Willing and Able

as Music Director

1941

Honeymoon for Three

as Music Director

1932

Silver Dollar

as Conductor

1941

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as Music Director

1936

Stage Struck

as Music Director

1941

Steel Against the Sky

as Music Director

1935

The Florentine Dagger

as Music Director

1937

The Go-Getter

as Music Director

1930

The Flirting Widow

as Conductor

1947

The Unsuspected

as Music Director

1936

1941

The Great Mr. Nobody

as Music Director

1935

Shipmates Forever

as Music Director

1933

1934

Upperworld

as Conductor

1948

Winter Meeting

as Music Director

1935

Sweet Music

as Conductor

1938

Valley of the Giants

as Music Director

1932

Winner Take All

as Conductor

1939

Wings of the Navy

as Music Director

1946

Cinderella Jones

as Music Director

1936

The White Angel

as Music Director

1947

Escape Me Never

as Music Director

1941

Four Mothers

as Music Director

1939

Four Wives

as Music Director

1936

The Petrified Forest

as Music Director

1936

1935

1929

The Squall

as Conductor

1931

Big Business Girl

as Conductor

1933

The Silk Express

as Conductor

1932

They Call It Sin

as Conductor

1933

The Mind Reader

as Conductor

1936

Colleen

as Conductor

1934

Housewife

as Conductor

1932

Life Begins

as Conductor

1934

The Secret Bride

as Conductor

1933

1932

The Match King

as Conductor

1932

1932

The Purchase Price

as Conductor

1934

1933

Goodbye Again

as Conductor

1935

Broadway Gondolier

as Music Director

1933

The Narrow Corner

as Conductor

1947

Deep Valley

as Music Director

1936

King of the Islands

as Music Director

1940

A Fugitive from Justice

as Music Director

1943

Oklahoma Outlaws

as Music Director

1932

Miss Pinkerton

as Conductor

1932

The Crash

as Conductor

1930

Loose Ankles

as Conductor

1937

Tovarich

as Music Director

1946

Three Strangers

as Music Director

1934

Dames

as Conductor

1943

The Constant Nymph

as Music Director

1947

The Unfaithful

as Music Director

1931

The Last Flight

as Conductor

1930

The Doorway to Hell

as Music Director

1941

Flight from Destiny

as Music Director

1945

Danger Signal

as Music Director

1944

Make Your Own Bed

as Music Director

1932

Man Wanted

as Conductor

1931

Stranger in Town

as Conductor

1930

1933

1933

College Coach

as Conductor

1946

Shadow of a Woman

as Music Director

1942

1930

The Dawn Patrol

as Conductor

1932

Scarlet Dawn

as Conductor

1931

Safe in Hell

as Conductor

1936

Satan Met a Lady

as Music Director

1940

They Drive by Night

as Music Director

1932

Three on a Match

as Conductor

1945

The Corn Is Green

as Music Director

1933

Lilly Turner

as Conductor

1937

Marked Woman

as Music Director

1941

1943

The Hard Way

as Music Director

1935

Go Into Your Dance

as Music Director

1932

Central Park

as Conductor

1946

Devotion

as Music Director

1934

Fog Over Frisco

as Conductor

1948

Romance on the High Seas

as Music Director

1936

1936

The Singing Kid

as Conductor

1941

The Wagons Roll at Night

as Music Director

1932

Big City Blues

as Conductor

1932

Doctor X

as Conductor

1941

Footsteps in the Dark

as Music Director

1932

The Mouthpiece

as Conductor

1933

Girl Missing

as Conductor

1933

Footlight Parade

as Conductor

1948

Silver River

as Music Director

1933

42nd Street

as Conductor

1941

Affectionately Yours

as Music Director

1930

Playing Around

as Conductor

1935

Maybe It's Love

as Conductor

1935

The Goose and the Gander

as Music Director

1939

The Old Maid

as Music Director

1937

Ever Since Eve

as Music Director

1936

Snowed Under

as Conductor

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

as Music Director

1945

Pride of the Marines

as Music Director

1939

Daughters Courageous

as Music Director

1940

Castle on the Hudson

as Music Director

1929

1940

Knute Rockne All American

as Music Director

1938

Four Daughters

as Music Director

1930

Numbered Men

as Conductor

1939

Juarez

as Music Director

1933

1930

Road to Paradise

as Conductor

1947

Nora Prentiss

as Music Director

1945

Christmas in Connecticut

as Music Director

1940

Santa Fe Trail

as Music Director

1939

Invisible Stripes

as Music Director

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as Music Director

1946

The Man I Love

as Music Director

1947

Pursued

as Music Director

1939

The Oklahoma Kid

as Music Director

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