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Joe May

Directing
73 years oldVienna, 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.

Personal Details

Born
November 7, 1880 - April 29, 1954 (age 73)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

José May
Fred Majo

Movies (50)

Buccaneer's Girl
5.6

Buccaneer's Girl

Story (Writing)

1950

El camino de los gatos
5.0

El camino de los gatos

Story (Writing)

1944

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
6.0

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Director (Directing)

1944

Uncertain Glory
6.8

Uncertain Glory

Story (Writing)

1944

The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
4.6

The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler

Story (Writing)

1943

Hit the Road

Hit the Road

Director (Directing)

1941

The Invisible Woman
5.7

The Invisible Woman

Original Story (Writing)

1940

You're Not So Tough
4.3

You're Not So Tough

Director (Directing)

1940

The House of the Seven Gables
6.9

The House of the Seven Gables

Director (Directing)

1940

The Invisible Man Returns
6.3

The Invisible Man Returns

Director (Directing)

1940

The House of Fear
6.5

The House of Fear

Director (Directing)

1939

Society Smugglers
5.6

Society Smugglers

Director (Directing)

1939

Confession
6.1

Confession

Director (Directing)

1937

Play! Girls
6.0

Play! Girls

as Band Leader Joe May

1937

No Monkey Business

No Monkey Business

Story (Writing)

1935

Music in the Air
4.8

Music in the Air

Director (Directing)

1934

La dactylo se marie

La dactylo se marie

Director (Directing)

1934

Two Hearts in Waltz Time

Two Hearts in Waltz Time

Director (Directing)

1934

All for Love
4.0

All for Love

Director (Directing)

1933

A Song for You

A Song for You

Director (Directing)

1933

Her Majesty Love

Her Majesty Love

Director (Directing)

1933

Hochzeitsreise zu dritt

Hochzeitsreise zu dritt

Director (Directing)

1933

Honeymoon Trip

Honeymoon Trip

Director (Directing)

1933

Two in a Car

Two in a Car

Producer (Production)

1932

Companion Wanted

Companion Wanted

Director (Directing)

1932

His Highness Love

His Highness Love

Director (Directing)

1931

That's All That Matters

That's All That Matters

Director (Directing)

1931

The Last Company
6.0

The Last Company

Producer (Production)

1930

Mother Hummingbird
3.8

Mother Hummingbird

Writer (Writing)

1929

Asphalt
7.3

Asphalt

Writer (Writing)

1929

Homecoming
6.3

Homecoming

Director (Directing)

1928

Hungarian Rhapsody
6.0

Hungarian Rhapsody

Writer (Writing)

1928

Dagfin

Dagfin

Director (Directing)

1926

Staatsanwalt Jordan

Staatsanwalt Jordan

Producer (Production)

1926

Derby

Derby

Director (Directing)

1926

Der Farmer aus Texas

Der Farmer aus Texas

Director (Directing)

1925

Love Letters of Baroness S

Love Letters of Baroness S

Producer (Production)

1924

The Countess of Paris

The Countess of Paris

Director (Directing)

1923

The Tragedy of Love

The Tragedy of Love

Director (Directing)

1923

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
5.9

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur

Director (Directing)

1921

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
5.6

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi

Director (Directing)

1921

Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft

Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft

Screenplay (Writing)

1921

Die Schuld der Lavinia Morland

Die Schuld der Lavinia Morland

Director (Directing)

1921

Die Frauen vom Gnadenstein

Die Frauen vom Gnadenstein

Screenplay (Writing)

1921

Tobias Buntschuh

Tobias Buntschuh

Creative Director (Art)

1921

The Wandering Image
5.9

The Wandering Image

Producer (Production)

1920

Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia

Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia

Director (Directing)

1920

Der Amönenhof

Der Amönenhof

Screenplay (Writing)

1920

The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson
6.0

The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson

Director (Directing)

1920

The Mistress of the World, Part VII: The Benefactress of Mankind

The Mistress of the World, Part VII: The Benefactress of Mankind

Screenplay (Writing)

1920