Joe May

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1880-11-07

Deathday 1954-04-29 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Also Known As José May, Fred Majo

Joe May

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

Director

1941
Hit the Road

as Director

1940
1939
The House of Fear

as Director

1939
Society Smugglers

as Director

1937
Confession

as Director

1934
Music in the Air

as Director

1934
1933
Her Majesty Love

as Director

1933
1933
A Song for You

as Director

1933
All for Love

as Director

1933
Honeymoon Trip

as Director

1932
Companion Wanted

as Director

1932
Two in a Car

as Director

1931
1931
His Highness Love

as Director

1929
Asphalt

as Director

1928
Homecoming

as Director

1926
Dagfin

as Director

1926
Derby

as Director

1925
1923
1923
1919
Veritas vincit

as Director

1919
Fräulein Zahnarzt

as Director

1918
Das Opfer

as Director

1918
1918
1918
Die Ratte

as Director

1917
Die Kaukasierin

as Director

1917
1917
Ehre

as Director

1916
Nebel und Sonne

as Director

1916
Die Gespensteruhr

as Director

1915
1915
1915
1913
Heimat und Fremde

as Director

Writer

1950
1944
1940
The Invisible Woman

as Original Story

1929
Asphalt

as Writer

1929
1928
Homecoming

as Scenario Writer

1928
1928
Homecoming

as Writer

1926
Dagfin

as Writer

1925
1921
1920
Der Amönenhof

as Screenplay

1919
1919
1919
1918
Das Opfer

as Writer

1918
1918
1917
Die Kaukasierin

as Writer

1917
Ehre

as Writer

1916
Nebel und Sonne

as Screenplay

1916
1915
1915
1913
1913
Heimat und Fremde

as Screenplay

1912
1912

Producer

1933
Her Majesty Love

as Producer

1932
Two in a Car

as Production Manager

1932
Two in a Car

as Producer

1930
The Last Company

as Producer

1926
1920
Der Amönenhof

as Producer

1920
1919
1918
The Rolling Hotel

as Producer

1918
Das Opfer

as Producer

1917
1916
Nebel und Sonne

as Producer

Art

1921
Tobias Buntschuh

as Creative Director

Editor

1928
Homecoming

as Editor

Actor

1937
Play! Girls

as Band Leader Joe May