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)