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.
Directed 44
1940s
- 1944
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Director
- 1941
Hit the Road
Director
- 1940
You're Not So Tough
Director
The House of the Seven Gables
Director
The Invisible Man Returns
Director
1930s
- 1939
The House of Fear
Director
Society Smugglers
Director
- 1937
Confession
Director
- 1934
Music in the Air
Director
- 1933
All for Love
Director
A Song for You
Director
Her Majesty Love
Director
Hochzeitsreise zu dritt
Director
Honeymoon Trip
Director
- 1932
Two in a Car
Director
Companion Wanted
Director
- 1931
His Highness Love
Director
That's All That Matters
Director
1920s
- 1929
- 1928
Homecoming
Director
- 1926
Souls Aflame
Director
Derby
Director
- 1925
The Farmer from Texas
Director
- 1923
The Countess of Paris
Director
- 1921
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
Director
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
Director
Die Schuld der Lavinia Morland
Director
- 1920
Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia
Director
The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson
Director
1910s
- 1919
The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of Gold
Director
The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life
Director
The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man
Director
- 1918
The Beggar Countess
Director
Ihr großes Geheimnis
Director
- 1917
Hilde Warren and Death
Director
Ehre
Director
Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub
Director
- 1916
Nebel und Sonne
Director
- 1915
Der Geheimsekretär
Director
Sein schwierigster Fall
Director
Das Gesetz der Mine
Director
- 1914
Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar
Director
- 1913
Heimat und Fremde
Director
Wrote 31
1950s
- 1950
Buccaneer's Girl
Story
1940s
- 1944
El camino de los gatos
Story
Uncertain Glory
Story
- 1943
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
Story
- 1940
The Invisible Woman
Original Story
The Invisible Man Returns
Story
1930s
- 1935
No Monkey Business
Story
1920s
- 1929
- 1928
Homecoming
Scenario Writer, Writer
Hungarian Rhapsody
Writer
- 1926
Souls Aflame
Writer
- 1925
The Farmer from Texas
Writer
- 1921
Die Schuld der Lavinia Morland
Writer
- 1920
The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson
Writer
The mistress of the world, Part VI: The woman with the millionaires
Writer
The Mistress of the World, part V: Ophir, the city of the past
Writer
1910s
- 1919
The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of Gold
Writer
The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life
Writer
The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man
Writer
- 1918
The Beggar Countess
Writer
Ihr großes Geheimnis
Writer
Five Minutes Too Late
Writer
- 1917
Ehre
Writer
Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub
Screenplay
- 1916
Nebel und Sonne
Screenplay
- 1915
Der Geheimsekretär
Writer
Sein schwierigster Fall
Writer
Das Gesetz der Mine
Writer
Ein Ausgestoßener, 2. Teil: Der ewige Friede
Writer
- 1913
Heimat und Fremde
Screenplay
Produced 12
1930s
- 1933
Her Majesty Love
Producer
- 1932
Two in a Car
Producer, Production Manager
- 1930
The Last Company
Producer
1920s
- 1924
Love Letters of Baroness S
Producer
- 1921
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
Producer
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
Producer
- 1920
The Wandering Image
Producer
1910s
- 1919
The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man
Producer
The Eye of the Idol
Producer
- 1918
The Rolling Hotel
Producer
- 1917
Hilde Warren and Death
Producer
- 1916
Nebel und Sonne
Producer
Edited 1
1920s
- 1928
Homecoming
Editor