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Joe May

Director

Joe May

Born November 7, 1880 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]Died April 29, 195459 films

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.

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Asphalt posterFirst watchAsphalt19297.3Starring Betty Amann in her most famous leading role, Joe May's Asphalt is a luxuriously produced German Expressionist classic where tragic liaisons and fatal encounters are shaped…View film

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Filmography

59 films as director
  1. 1944Johnny Doesn't Live Here AnymoreDirector
  2. 1941Hit the RoadDirector
  3. 1940You're Not So ToughDirector
  4. 1940The House of the Seven GablesDirector
  5. 1940The Invisible Man ReturnsDirector
  6. 1939The House of FearDirector
  7. 1939Society SmugglersDirector
  8. 1937ConfessionDirector
  9. 1934Music in the AirDirector
  10. 1934La dactylo se marieDirector
  11. 1934Two Hearts in Waltz TimeDirector
  12. 1933All for LoveDirector
  13. 1933A Song for YouDirector
  14. 1933Her Majesty LoveDirector
  15. 1933Hochzeitsreise zu drittDirector
  16. 1933Honeymoon TripDirector
  17. 1932Two in a CarDirector
  18. 1932Companion WantedDirector
  19. 1931His Highness LoveDirector
  20. 1931That's All That MattersDirector
  21. 1929AsphaltDirector
  22. 1928HomecomingDirector
  23. 1926Souls AflameDirector
  24. 1926DerbyDirector
  25. 1925Der Farmer aus TexasDirector
  26. 1923The Countess of ParisDirector
  27. 1923The Tragedy of LoveDirector
  28. 1921The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of EschnapurDirector
  29. 1921The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the YoghiDirector
  30. 1921Die Schuld der Lavinia MorlandDirector
  31. 1920Die Legende von der heiligen SimpliciaDirector
  32. 1920The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud FergussonDirector
  33. 1919The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of GoldDirector
  34. 1919The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for LifeDirector
  35. 1919The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow ManDirector
  36. 1919Fräulein ZahnarztDirector
  37. 1919Veritas vincitDirector
  38. 1918The Beggar CountessDirector
  39. 1918Die RatteDirector
  40. 1918Ihr großes GeheimnisDirector
  41. 1918Das OpferDirector
  42. 1917Hilde Warren and DeathDirector
  43. 1917Die KaukasierinDirector
  44. 1917EhreDirector
  45. 1917Die Hochzeit im ExcentricclubDirector
  46. 1917Die Silhouette des TeufelsDirector
  47. 1916Nebel und SonneDirector
  48. 1916Die GespensteruhrDirector
  49. 1915Der GeheimsekretärDirector
  50. 1915Der Spuk im Hause des ProfessorsDirector
  51. 1915Sein schwierigster FallDirector
  52. 1915Das Gesetz der MineDirector
  53. 1914Das PanzergewölbeDirector
  54. 1914Stuart Webbs: The Man in the CellarDirector
  55. 1914Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle VillaDirector
  56. 1913Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. TeilDirector
  57. 1913Heimat und FremdeDirector
  58. 1912Vorgluten des BalkanbrandesDirector
  59. 1912In der Tiefe des SchachtesDirector