Directing
Joe May
EN, ES, FR, DE cinema · 88 credits
Born
7 November 1880
Died
29 April 1954 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Also known as José May · Fred Majo
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
Hit the Road
Director
The Invisible Man Returns
Director, Story
You're Not So Tough
Director
The Invisible Woman
Original Story
The House of Fear
Director
Society Smugglers
Director
Play! Girls
1937
Play! Girls
as Band Leader Joe May
Confession
Director
Music in the Air
Director
Her Majesty Love
Director, Producer
A Song for You
Director
All for Love
Director
Honeymoon Trip
Director
Companion Wanted
Director
Two in a Car
Director, Production Manager, Producer
His Highness Love
Director
The Last Company
Producer
Asphalt
Writer, Director
Homecoming
Scenario Writer, Director, Editor, Writer
Souls Aflame
Director, Writer
Derby
Director
The Farmer from Texas
Director, Writer
The Tragedy of Love
Director
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
Director, Producer
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
Director, Producer
Tobias Buntschuh
1921
Tobias Buntschuh
Creative Director
Die Schuld der Lavinia Morland
Writer, Director
Der Amönenhof
1920
Der Amönenhof
Screenplay, Producer
The Wandering Image
Producer
The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man
Director, Writer, Producer
Fräulein Zahnarzt
1919
Fräulein Zahnarzt
Writer, Director
Die platonische Ehe
1919
The Platonic Marriage
Writer, Producer
The Rolling Hotel
Producer
Das Opfer
1918
Das Opfer
Director, Writer, Producer
The Beggar Countess
Director, Writer
Ihr großes Geheimnis
Director, Writer
Die Ratte
1918
The Rat
Director
Die Kaukasierin
1917
Die Kaukasierin
Director, Writer
Hilde Warren and Death
Director, Producer
Die Silhouette des Teufels
1917
The Devil’s Silhouette
Writer, Director, Producer
Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub
Screenplay, Director
Ehre
Director, Writer
Nebel und Sonne
Producer, Screenplay, Director
Die Gespensteruhr
1916
Die Gespensteruhr
Writer, Director
Das Gesetz der Mine
Director, Writer
Sein schwierigster Fall
Director, Writer
Der Geheimsekretär
Director, Writer
Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa
1914
Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa
Director
Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil
1913
Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil
Director, Screenplay
Heimat und Fremde
Screenplay, Director
In der Tiefe des Schachtes
1912
In der Tiefe des Schachtes
Director, Screenplay
Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes
1912
Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes
Director, Screenplay