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.

Most Famous Work

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The Invisible Man Returns

(1940) Story

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The Invisible Woman

(1940) Original Story

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Asphalt

(1929) Writer

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The House of the Seven Gables

(1940) Director

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Confession

(1937) Director

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Buccaneer's Girl

(1950) Story

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Hilde Warren and Death

(1917) Producer

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Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

(1944) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1937	Band Leader Joe May	Play! Girls 1937-03-03 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1950	Story	Buccaneer's Girl 1950-03-01 Movie
1944	Story	El camino de los gatos 1944-11-26 Movie
	Story	Uncertain Glory 1944-04-07 Movie
1943	Story	The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler 1943-09-10 Movie
1940	Original Story	The Invisible Woman 1940-12-28 Movie
	Story	The Invisible Man Returns 1940-01-12 Movie
1929	Writer	Mother Hummingbird 1929-10-23 Movie
	Writer	Asphalt 1929-03-12 Movie
1928	Scenario Writer	Homecoming 1928-08-28 Movie
	Writer	Homecoming 1928-08-28 Movie
	Writer	Hungarian Rhapsody 1928-01-02 Movie
1926	Writer	Dagfin 1926-12-20 Movie
1925	Writer	Der Farmer aus Texas 1925-10-21 Movie
1921	Screenplay	Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft 1921-03-11 Movie
	Writer	Die Schuld der Lavinia Morland 1921-02-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Die Frauen vom Gnadenstein 1921-01-21 Movie
1920	Screenplay	Der Amönenhof 1920-02-20 Movie
	Writer	The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson 1920-01-30 Movie
	Screenplay	The Mistress of the World, Part VII: The Benefactress of Mankind 1920-01-23 Movie
	Writer	The mistress of the world, Part VI: The woman with the millionaires 1920-01-16 Movie
	Writer	The Mistres of the World, part V: Ophir, the city of the past 1920-01-09 Movie
1919	Writer	The Mistress of the World, Part IV: King Makombe 1919-12-26 Movie
	Writer	The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of Gold 1919-12-19 Movie
	Writer	The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life 1919-12-12 Movie
	Writer	The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man 1919-12-05 Movie
	Writer	Fräulein Zahnarzt 1919-11-24 Movie
	Writer	Die närrische Fabrik 1919-05-16 Movie
	Writer	Die platonische Ehe 1919-01-31 Movie
1918	Writer	The Beggar Countess 1918-11-29 Movie
	Writer	Ihr großes Geheimnis 1918-10-10 Movie
	Writer	Fünf Minuten zu spät 1918-09-06 Movie
	Writer	Das Opfer 1918-05-10 Movie
1917	Writer	Die Kaukasierin 1917-07-05 Movie
	Writer	Ehre 1917-06-15 Movie
	Screenplay	Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub 1917-04-27 Movie
	Writer	Die Silhouette des Teufels 1917-02-22 Movie
1916	Screenplay	Nebel und Sonne 1916-04-21 Movie
	Writer	Die Gespensteruhr 1916-03-03 Movie
1915	Writer	Der Geheimsekretär 1915-11-26 Movie
	Writer	Sein schwierigster Fall 1915-10-15 Movie
	Writer	Das Gesetz der Mine 1915-06-03 Movie
	Writer	The eternal peace 1915-04-01 Movie
1913	Screenplay	Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil 1913-03-14 Movie
1912	Screenplay	Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes 1912-12-06 Movie
	Screenplay	In der Tiefe des Schachtes 1912-11-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1944	Director	Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1944-07-07 Movie
1941	Director	Hit the Road 1941-06-27 Movie
1940	Director	You're Not So Tough 1940-07-26 Movie
	Director	The House of the Seven Gables 1940-02-29 Movie
	Director	The Invisible Man Returns 1940-01-12 Movie
1939	Director	The House of Fear 1939-06-30 Movie
	Director	Society Smugglers 1939-03-01 Movie
1937	Director	Confession 1937-08-19 Movie
1934	Director	Music in the Air 1934-12-13 Movie
	Director	La dactylo se marie 1934-05-18 Movie
1933	Director	All for Love 1933-09-15 Movie
	Director	A Song for You 1933-04-14 Movie
	Director	Her Majesty Love 1933-02-06 Movie
	Director	Hochzeitsreise zu dritt 1933-01-17 Movie
	Director	Honeymoon Trip 1933-01-06 Movie
1932	Director	Two in a Car 1932-03-08 Movie
	Director	Companion Wanted 1932-02-19 Movie
1931	Director	His Highness Love 1931-11-01 Movie
	Director	That's All That Matters 1931-03-23 Movie
1929	Director	Sensation im Wintergarten 1929-09-08 Movie
	Director	Asphalt 1929-03-12 Movie
1928	Director	Homecoming 1928-08-28 Movie
1926	Director	Dagfin 1926-12-20 Movie
	Director	Derby 1926-11-15 Movie
1925	Director	Der Farmer aus Texas 1925-10-21 Movie
1923	Director	The Countess of Paris 1923-10-12 Movie
	Director	Tragedy of Love 1923-09-21 Movie
1921	Director	The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Bengal 1921-11-19 Movie
	Director	The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yogi 1921-10-22 Movie
	Director	Die Schuld der Lavinia Morland 1921-02-01 Movie
1920	Director	Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia 1920-10-08 Movie
	Director	The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson 1920-01-30 Movie
1919	Director	The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of Gold 1919-12-19 Movie
	Director	The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life 1919-12-12 Movie
	Director	The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man 1919-12-05 Movie
	Director	Fräulein Zahnarzt 1919-11-24 Movie
	Director	Veritas vincit 1919-01-02 Movie
1918	Director	The Beggar Countess 1918-11-29 Movie
	Director	Die Ratte 1918-10-11 Movie
	Director	Ihr großes Geheimnis 1918-10-10 Movie
	Director	Das Opfer 1918-05-10 Movie
1917	Director	Hilde Warren and Death 1917-08-31 Movie
	Director	Die Kaukasierin 1917-07-05 Movie
	Director	Ehre 1917-06-15 Movie
	Director	Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub 1917-04-27 Movie
	Director	Die Silhouette des Teufels 1917-02-22 Movie
1916	Director	Nebel und Sonne 1916-04-21 Movie
	Director	Die Gespensteruhr 1916-03-03 Movie
1915	Director	Der Geheimsekretär 1915-11-26 Movie
	Director	Sein schwierigster Fall 1915-10-15 Movie
	Director	Das Gesetz der Mine 1915-06-03 Movie
1914	Director	Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa 1914-03-13 Movie
	Director	Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar 1914-01-02 Movie
1913	Director	Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil 1913-03-14 Movie
1912	Director	Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes 1912-12-06 Movie
	Director	In der Tiefe des Schachtes 1912-11-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1933	Producer	Her Majesty Love 1933-02-06 Movie
1932	Producer	Two in a Car 1932-03-08 Movie
	Production Manager	Two in a Car 1932-03-08 Movie
1930	Producer	The Last Company 1930-03-14 Movie
1926	Producer	Staatsanwalt Jordan 1926-12-02 Movie
1924	Producer	Love Letters of Baroness S 1924-12-12 Movie
1921	Producer	The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Bengal 1921-11-19 Movie
	Producer	The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yogi 1921-10-22 Movie
1920	Producer	The Wandering Image 1920-12-25 Movie
	Producer	Der Amönenhof 1920-02-20 Movie
1919	Producer	The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man 1919-12-05 Movie
	Producer	Die platonische Ehe 1919-01-31 Movie
1918	Producer	Das rollende Hotel 1918-09-27 Movie
	Producer	Das Opfer 1918-05-10 Movie
1917	Producer	Hilde Warren and Death 1917-08-31 Movie
	Producer	Die Silhouette des Teufels 1917-02-22 Movie
1916	Producer	Nebel und Sonne 1916-04-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1928	Editor	Homecoming 1928-08-28 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1921	Creative Director	Tobias Buntschuh 1921-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv