Léo Lasko
# 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

* 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)
