Joe May
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 7, 1880
- Died
- April 29, 1954
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Joe May, born Julius Otto Mandl, was a film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the pioneers of German cinema. In 1902 he married the actress Mia May, born Hermine Pfleger, and adapted her stage name as his. The same year their daughter Eva (1902-24) was born. In 1933 the family emigrated to USA.
Filmography
Buccaneer's Girl 1950
Story
El camino de los gatos 1944
Story
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1944
Director
Uncertain Glory 1944
Story
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler 1943
Story
Hit the Road 1941
Director
The Invisible Woman 1940
Original Story
You're Not So Tough 1940
Director
The House of the Seven Gables 1940
Director
The Invisible Man Returns 1940
Director, Story
The House of Fear 1939
Director
Society Smugglers 1939
Director
Confession 1937
Director
- Play! Girls
Play! Girls 1937
as Band Leader Joe May
No Monkey Business 1935
Story
Music in the Air 1934
Director
- La dactylo se marie
La dactylo se marie 1934
Director
- Two Hearts in Waltz Time
Two Hearts in Waltz Time 1934
Director
All for Love 1933
Director
A Song for You 1933
Director
Her Majesty Love 1933
Director, Producer
Hochzeitsreise zu dritt 1933
Director
Honeymoon Trip 1933
Director
Two in a Car 1932
Director, Production Manager, Producer
Companion Wanted 1932
Director
His Highness Love 1931
Director
That's All That Matters 1931
Director
The Last Company 1930
Producer
Mother Hummingbird 1929
Writer
Asphalt 1929
Writer, Director
Homecoming 1928
Scenario Writer, Director, Editor, Writer
Hungarian Rhapsody 1928
Writer
Souls Aflame 1926
Director, Writer
- Staatsanwalt Jordan
Staatsanwalt Jordan 1926
Producer
Derby 1926
Director
The Farmer from Texas 1925
Director, Writer
Love Letters of Baroness S 1924
Producer
- Tragödie der Liebe. Teil 4
Tragödie der Liebe. Teil 4 1923
Director
- Tragödie der Liebe. Teil 3
Tragödie der Liebe. Teil 3 1923
Director
The Countess of Paris 1923
Director
The Tragedy of Love 1923
Director
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur 1921
Director, Producer
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi 1921
Director, Producer
- Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft
Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft 1921
Screenplay
Die Schuld der Lavinia Morland 1921
Writer, Director
- Die Frauen vom Gnadenstein
Die Frauen vom Gnadenstein 1921
Screenplay
- Tobias Buntschuh - Das Drama eines Einsamen
Tobias Buntschuh - Das Drama eines Einsamen 1921
Creative Director
The Wandering Image 1920
Producer
Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia 1920
Director
- Der Amönenhof
Der Amönenhof 1920
Screenplay, Producer
The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson 1920
Writer, Director
- The Mistress of the World, Part VII: The Benefactress of Mankind
The Mistress of the World, Part VII: The Benefactress of Mankind 1920
Screenplay
The mistress of the world, Part VI: The woman with the millionaires 1920
Writer
The Mistress of the World, part V: Ophir, the city of the past 1920
Writer
- The Mistress of the World, Part IV: King Makombe
The Mistress of the World, Part IV: King Makombe 1919
Writer
The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of Gold 1919
Director, Writer
The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life 1919
Director, Writer
The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man 1919
Director, Writer, Producer
- Fräulein Zahnarzt
Fräulein Zahnarzt 1919
Writer, Director
- Die närrische Fabrik
Die närrische Fabrik 1919
Writer
- The Platonic Marriage
The Platonic Marriage 1919
Writer, Producer
- Veritas vincit
Veritas vincit 1919
Director
The Eye of the Idol 1919
Producer
The Beggar Countess 1918
Director, Writer
- The Rat
The Rat 1918
Director
Ihr großes Geheimnis 1918
Director, Writer
The Rolling Hotel 1918
Producer
Five Minutes Too Late 1918
Writer
- Das Opfer
Das Opfer 1918
Director, Writer, Producer
Hilde Warren and Death 1917
Director, Producer
- Die Kaukasierin
Die Kaukasierin 1917
Director, Writer
Ehre 1917
Director, Writer
Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub 1917
Screenplay, Director
- The Devil’s Silhouette
The Devil’s Silhouette 1917
Writer, Director, Producer
Nebel und Sonne 1916
Producer, Screenplay, Director
- Die Gespensteruhr
Die Gespensteruhr 1916
Writer, Director
Der Geheimsekretär 1915
Director, Writer
- Der Spuk im Hause des Professors
Der Spuk im Hause des Professors 1915
Director
Sein schwierigster Fall 1915
Director, Writer
Das Gesetz der Mine 1915
Director, Writer
Ein Ausgestoßener, 2. Teil: Der ewige Friede 1915
Writer
- Das Panzergewölbe
Das Panzergewölbe 1914
Director
Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar 1914
Director
- Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa
Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa 1914
Director
- Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil
Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil 1913
Director, Screenplay
Heimat und Fremde 1913
Screenplay, Director
- Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes
Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes 1912
Director, Screenplay
- In der Tiefe des Schachtes
In der Tiefe des Schachtes 1912
Director, Screenplay
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