Karl Forest
Austrian actor (1874–1944)
Karl Forest (1874–1944) was an Austrian actor. He was married to the actress Traute Carlsen.
Selected filmography
The Tales of Hoffmann (1923)
The Money Devil (1923)
Boarding House Groonen (1925)
The Guardsman (1925)
Der Rosenkavalier (1925)
The Queen of Moulin Rouge (1926)
Grandstand for General Staff (1926)
Father Radetzky (1929)
Little Veronica (1929)
The Squeaker (1931)
Die Fledermaus (1931)
The Ringer (1932)
Mamsell Nitouche (1932)
Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932)
Gently My Songs Entreat (1933)
Asew (1935)
Lumpaci the Vagabond (1936)
Woman in the River (1939)
Immortal Waltz (1939)
Bibliography
Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
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