Portrait of Joe May

Directing

Joe May

Career

Active from 1912 to 1950, busiest in 1919 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Asphalt
Asphalt
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe May Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Silent Film 2
  • Classic Romance 2
  • Silent Era Melodrama 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title · average score 61
Buccaneer's Girl
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Story

1940s

9 titles · average score 60
Uncertain Glory
Uncertain Glory (1944)
GoodWatch score 70

Story

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

El camino de los gatos
El camino de los gatos (1944)

Story

The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)

Story

Hit the Road
Hit the Road (1941)

Director

The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Story

The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

You're Not So Tough
You're Not So Tough (1940)

Director

The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman (1940)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Story

1930s

18 titles · average score 65
The House of Fear
The House of Fear (1939)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Society Smugglers
Society Smugglers (1939)

Director

Confession
Confession (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Play! Girls
Play! Girls (1937)

as Band Leader Joe May

Music in the Air
Music in the Air (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Two Hearts in Waltz Time
Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934)

Director

Her Majesty Love
Her Majesty Love (1933)

Director, Producer

All for Love
All for Love (1933)

Director

A Song for You
A Song for You (1933)

Director

Honeymoon Trip
Honeymoon Trip (1933)

Director

Companion Wanted
Companion Wanted (1932)

Director

That's All That Matters
That's All That Matters (1931)

Director

1920s

26 titles · average score 65
Asphalt
Asphalt (1929)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

Mother Hummingbird
Mother Hummingbird (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Homecoming
Homecoming (1928)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Scenario Writer

Hungarian Rhapsody
Hungarian Rhapsody (1928)

Writer

Souls Aflame
Souls Aflame (1926)

Director, Writer

Der Farmer aus Texas
Der Farmer aus Texas (1925)

Writer, Director

The Tragedy of Love
The Tragedy of Love (1923)

Director

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi (1921)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Director

The Mistress of the World, Part VII: The Benefactress of Mankind
The Mistress of the World, Part VII: The Benefactress of Mankind (1920)

Screenplay

The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson
The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson (1920)

Director, Writer

The Mistress of the World, part V: Ophir, the city of the past
The Mistress of the World, part V: Ophir, the city of the past (1920)

Writer

1910s

34 titles · average score 62
The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man
The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man (1919)

Director, Producer

The Mistress of the World, Part IV: King Makombe
The Mistress of the World, Part IV: King Makombe (1919)

Writer

The Beggar Countess
The Beggar Countess (1918)

Writer, Director

Das Opfer
Das Opfer (1918)

Producer, Director

The Rat
The Rat (1918)

Director

Ihr großes Geheimnis
Ihr großes Geheimnis (1918)

Director, Writer

The Rolling Hotel
The Rolling Hotel (1918)

Producer

Hilde Warren and Death
Hilde Warren and Death (1917)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub
Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub (1917)

Screenplay, Director

Die Gespensteruhr
Die Gespensteruhr (1916)

Writer, Director

Der Geheimsekretär
Der Geheimsekretär (1915)

Director, Writer

In der Tiefe des Schachtes
In der Tiefe des Schachtes (1912)

Screenplay, Director