Biography
Teutonic actor, filmmaker and screenwriter Willy Forst, born Wilhelm Frohs in Vienna, was a popular star of frothy musicals and operettas in Austria and Germany. Forst made a successful transition to films in the 1920s, became internationally popular during the early 1930s and continued working through the mid-1950s. He began directing in 1933 and frequently collaborated on scripts for his films. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide