Manfred Noa

Manfred Noa (22 March 1893 – 5 December 1930) was a German film director. Noa was described by Vilma Bánky, who he directed twice, as her "favourite director".^[1] Noa's 1924 film Helena has been called his "masterpiece" although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of its production company Bavaria Film.^[2]

Manfred Noa
Born	22 March 1893 Berlin, German Empire
Died	5 December 1930(1930-12-05) (aged 37) Berlin, Weimar Germany
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1916 - 1930
Relatives	Loo Hardy (sister)

A film and art director later specialised in historical films,^[3] Noa is perhaps best known today for his 1922 film Nathan the Wise, an adaptation of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 1779 play of the same title, which made a plea for religious tolerance.^[4] He was the third husband of the actress Eva May, who was the daughter of his fellow director Joe May and actress Mia May.^[5] Noa died 5 December 1930 in Berlin of peritonitis.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

• The Uncanny House (1916)
• The Diamond Foundation (1917)
• The Lord of Hohenstein (1917)
• Love (1919)
• The Girl and the Men (1919)
• Wibbel the Tailor (1920)
• Hate (1920)
• Sons of the Night (1921)
• Nathan the Wise (1922)
• Helena (1924)
• The Wonderful Adventure (1924)
• Should We Get Married? (1925)
• Young Blood (1926)
• Wrath of the Seas (1926)
• The Uncle from the Provinces (1926)
• Why Get a Divorce? (1926)
• Die Dame von Paris (1927)
• Queen of the Boulevards (1927)
• The Eighteen Year Old (1927)
• Casanova's Legacy (1928)
• The Lady and the Chauffeur (1928)
• Modern Pirates (1928)
• Revolt in the Batchelor's House (1929)
• My Sister and I (1929)
• Mon coeur incognito (1930)
• Der Walzerkönig (1930)
• Road to Rio (1931)
• La regina di Sparta (1931)