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Joe May (1880-1954) was one of the pioneers of German cinema, known for his crime, adventure and exotic films. He emigrated to the US in 1933 and directed mainly B movies for Universal Pictures.
Joe May, eigentlich: Julius Otto Mandl, Pseudonym Fred Majo, (* 7. November 1880 in Wien; † 29. April 1954 in Hollywood) war ein österreichischer Filmregisseur und - produzent. Er gehört zu den Pionieren des deutschen Films.
A businessman and operetta director, Joe May, one of the founders of the German cinema, started directing films in 1911 and started his own production company a few years later. He gave famous German director Fritz Lang his start in films, employing him as a screenwriter in his early films.
A businessman and operetta director, Joe May, one of the founders of the German cinema, started directing films in 1911 and started his own production company a few years later. He gave famous German director Fritz Lang his start in films, employing him as a screenwriter in his early films.
Since 1939, May focused on directing B movies for Universal. In 1943, he directed the anti-Nazi film "The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler" about a fictional murder conspiracy against the "Führer". The war comedy "Johnny Doesn’t Live Here Anymore" was Joe May's last film as a director.
Joe May's sensual drama of life in the Berlin underworld is in many ways the perfect summation of German filmmaking in the silent era: a dazzling visual style, a psychological approach to it...
Joe May was a German film director, screenwriter and producer who emigrated to USA in 1933. He is known for his works such as The Invisible Man Returns, Asphalt, The House of the Seven Gables and more.
