Léo Lasko

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

• Indische Rache (1920)
• Der Sträfling von Cayenne (1921)
• James Morres (1921)
• Menschen am Meer (1925)
• Scapa Flow (1930)
• Nacht der Versuchung (1932)

Screenwriter

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

Bibliography

• Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933. Berghahn Books, 2007.

External links

• Léo Lasko at IMDb