Leo F. Forbstein

Music director. Born 16 October 1892 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Died 12 February 1948.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

16 October 1892, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died

12 February 1948

Active

1931–1948

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Leo’s work 4 points above the press, across 15 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above12

60 to 7912

Under 600

Of 24 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 24 films
Screen time: 42 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $93m across 16 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1931–1948

Genres

Drama18
Romance9
Crime8
Comedy5
Adventure3
Thriller3

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestCasablanca1943

66WorstSergeant York1941

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21920s

2091930s

981940s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated1938Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · The Life of Emile Zola
Won1937Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · Anthony Adverse
Nominated1936Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · Captain Blood

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.