Hans May

Hans May (11 July 1886 – 1 January 1959) was an Austrian-born film composer who went into exile in Britain after the Nazis came to power in his homeland, being of Jewish descent.[1] May composed over a hundred film scores. He wrote a musical Wedding in Paris in 1954.

Hans May
Born	11 July 1886 Vienna Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	1 January 1959 (1959-02) (aged 72) Beaulieu-sur-Mer France
Other names	Johannes Mayer
Occupation	Composer
Years active	1925 - 1958 (film)

Selected filmography

• Wood Love (1925)
• The Third Squadron (1926)
• Lace (1926)
• The Bohemian Dancer (1926)
• White Slave Traffic (1926)
• I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (1926)
• The Heart of a German Mother (1926)
• Princess Trulala (1926)
• When I Came Back (1926)
• Our Emden (1926)
• We Belong to the Imperial-Royal Infantry Regiment (1926)
• Children's Souls Accuse You (1927)
• His Greatest Bluff (1927)
• [The beggar of the Cologne Cathedral]] (1927)
• A Murderous Girl (1927)
• The Impostor (1927)
• The Eighteen Year Old (1927)
• The Field Marshal (1927)
• Klettermaxe (1927)
• Storm Tide (1927)
• The City of a Thousand Delights (1927)
• The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927)
• Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That (1928)
• Vienna, City of Song (1930)
• The Copper (1930)
• The Flame of Love (1930)
• Twice Married (1930)
• The Tiger Murder Case (1930)
• The Road to Dishonour (1930)
• Hai-Tang (1930)
• The Stolen Face (1930)
• A Student's Song of Heidelberg (1930)
• Let's Love and Laugh (1931)
• The Daredevil (1931)
• Weekend in Paradise (1931)
• All is at Stake (1932)
• Modern Dowry (1932)
• The Invisible Front (1932)
• Viennese Waltz (1932)
• The Ladies Diplomat (1932)
• Trenck (1932)
• The Pride of Company Three (1932)
• Ein Lied geht um die Welt (1933) (A song goes round the world)
• Wild Cattle (1934)
• My Song Goes Round the World (1934)
• Give Her a Ring (1934)
• The Diplomatic Lover (1934)
• A Star Fell from Heaven (1934)
• The Student's Romance (1935)
• No Monkey Business (1935)
• Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel (A Star falls from Heaven)
• Everything in Life (1936)
• Southern Roses (1936)
• A Star Fell from Heaven (1936)
• Heut ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben (c. 1936)
• The Lilac Domino (1937)
• Under Secret Orders (1937)
• I Killed the Count (1939)
• Paradise Lost (1940)
• Pastor Hall (1940)
• Thunder Rock (1942)
• Back-Room Boy (1942)
• Murder in Reverse (1945)
• Twilight Hour (1945)
• Waltz Time (1945)
• The Laughing Lady (1946)
• Green Fingers (1947)
• Brighton Rock (1947)
• Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947)
• Counterblast (1948)
• Warning to Wantons (1949)
• The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950)
• Guilt Is My Shadow (1950)
• Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
• A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
• Tent City (1951)
• The Rival of the Empress (1951)
• Escape Route (1952)
• The Tall Headlines (1952)
• Rough Shoot (1953)
• Never Let Me Go (1953)
• The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958)
• A Song Goes Round the World (1958)

References

1. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933, Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.

External links

• Hans May on IMDb