Person

Joe May

Directing · 1880–1954 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

1950Buccaneer's GirlStory
1944El camino de los gatosStory
1944Johnny Doesn't Live Here AnymoreDirector
1944Uncertain GloryStory
1943The Strange Death of Adolf HitlerStory
1941Hit the RoadDirector
1940The Invisible WomanOriginal Story
1940You're Not So ToughDirector
1940The House of the Seven GablesDirector
1940The Invisible Man ReturnsDirector
1939The House of FearDirector
1939Society SmugglersDirector
1937ConfessionDirector
1937Play! GirlsBand Leader Joe May
1935No Monkey BusinessStory
1934Music in the AirDirector
1934La dactylo se marieDirector
1934Two Hearts in Waltz TimeDirector
1933All for LoveDirector
1933A Song for YouDirector
1933Her Majesty LoveDirector
1933Hochzeitsreise zu drittDirector
1933Honeymoon TripDirector
1932Two in a CarDirector
1932Companion WantedDirector
1931His Highness LoveDirector
1931That's All That MattersDirector
1930The Last CompanyProducer
1929Mother HummingbirdWriter
1929AsphaltWriter
1928HomecomingScenario Writer
1928Hungarian RhapsodyWriter
1926Souls AflameDirector
1926Staatsanwalt JordanProducer
1926DerbyDirector
1925Der Farmer aus TexasDirector
1924Love Letters of Baroness SProducer
1923The Countess of ParisDirector
1923The Tragedy of LoveDirector
1921The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of EschnapurDirector
1921The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the YoghiDirector
1921Der Leidensweg der Inge KrafftScreenplay
1921Die Schuld der Lavinia MorlandWriter
1921Die Frauen vom GnadensteinScreenplay
1921Tobias BuntschuhCreative Director
1920The Wandering ImageProducer
1920Die Legende von der heiligen SimpliciaDirector
1920Der AmönenhofScreenplay
1920The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud FergussonWriter
1920The Mistress of the World, Part VII: The Benefactress of MankindScreenplay
1920The mistress of the world, Part VI: The woman with the millionairesWriter
1920The Mistress of the World, part V: Ophir, the city of the pastWriter
1919The Mistress of the World, Part IV: King MakombeWriter
1919The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of GoldDirector
1919The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for LifeDirector
1919The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow ManDirector
1919Fräulein ZahnarztWriter
1919Die närrische FabrikWriter
1919Die platonische EheWriter
1919Veritas vincitDirector
1918The Beggar CountessDirector
1918Die RatteDirector
1918Ihr großes GeheimnisDirector
1918The Rolling HotelProducer
1918Fünf Minuten zu spätWriter
1918Das OpferDirector
1917Hilde Warren and DeathDirector
1917Die KaukasierinDirector
1917EhreDirector
1917Die Hochzeit im ExcentricclubScreenplay
1917Die Silhouette des TeufelsWriter
1916Nebel und SonneProducer
1916Die GespensteruhrWriter
1915Der GeheimsekretärDirector
1915Der Spuk im Hause des ProfessorsDirector
1915Sein schwierigster FallDirector
1915Das Gesetz der MineDirector
1915Ein Ausgestoßener, 2. Teil: Der ewige FriedeWriter
1914Das PanzergewölbeDirector
1914Stuart Webbs: The Man in the CellarDirector
1914Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle VillaDirector
1913Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. TeilDirector
1913Heimat und FremdeScreenplay
1912Vorgluten des BalkanbrandesDirector
1912In der Tiefe des SchachtesDirector

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