Léo Lasko Explained

Léo Lasko (1885–1949) was a German screenwriter and film director of the silent and early sound eras. As Lasko was of Jewish descent he was classified as a "non-Aryan" by the Nazis. Following their 1933 takeover he was banned from film work and eventually emigrated to Britain.

Selected filmography

Director

• The Merry Husband (1919)
• The Dagger of Malaya (1919)
• The Panther Bride (1919)
• The Howling Wolf (1919)
• The Woman Without a Soul (1920)
• Va banque (1920)
• Indian Revenge (1920)
• The Pink Jersey (Das rosa Trikot) (1920)
• The Convict of Cayenne (1921)
• James Morres (1921)
• The Devil's Chains (1921)
• The Buried Self (1921)
• Parisian Women (1921)
• People of the Sea (1925)
• Hands Up, Eddy Polo (1928)
• Scapa Flow (1930)
• Night of Temptation (1932)

Screenwriter

• Vendetta (1919)
• Wibbel the Tailor (1920)
• The Land of Smiles (1930)
• Schubert's Dream of Spring (1931)
• Night of Temptation (1932)

Bibliography

• Book: Prawer, Siegbert Salomon . Siegbert Salomon Prawer . Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933 . Berghahn Books . 2007 . 2005 . New York . 978-1-84545-303-9 .