Joseph P. Mawra

Joseph P. Mawra

Joseph W. Mawra grew up in Queens , NY. From 1956-59 he attended Hofstra University, where he took courses in such subjects as English and creative writing. He got his start in show business as a freelance joke writer for talk show host Jack Paar. Mawra went on to edit advertising spots and trailers for motion pictures. He eventually wound up working for Stan Borden, who owned the production / distribution outfit American Film Distributing Corp. (AFDC). Over a two-year period Mawra made the four entries in the "Olga" series starring Audrey Campbell as sadistic crime ring boss Olga for Borden and producer George Weiss: Olga's House of Shame (1964), White Slaves of Chinatown (1964), Olga's Girls (1964) and Mme. Olga's Massage Parlor (1965). Shot in black and white on an average of four to five days on extremely modest budgets, these gritty exploitation features have gone on to amass a substantial cult following. Besides directing these movies, Mawra also edited them and worked on the trailers. In the wake of making the Olga pictures and weathering a storm of controversy in an obscenity court case against Olga's House of Shame", Mawra moved with his family to Long Island and directed several more films, including All Men Are Apes! (1965), Murder in Mississippi (1965), Mondo oscenità (1966) and Fireball Jungle (1968). After serving as an executive producer on Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971), Mawra continued to work in the motion picture industry editing, producing and writing the copy for trailers as well as a young children's TV program to teach kids how to tell stories through writing.

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  • Place of Birth : New York, United States
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Joseph P. Mawra Movies

  • 1964
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    Olga's House of Shame

    Olga's House of Shame

    4.4 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    Olga's House of Shame

    Olga's House of Shame

    4.4 1964 HD

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    Olga's Girls

    Olga's Girls

    4.8 1964 HD

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    Olga's Girls

    Olga's Girls

    4.8 1964 HD

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    White Slaves of Chinatown

    White Slaves of Chinatown

    5.4 1964 HD

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    White Slaves of Chinatown

    White Slaves of Chinatown

    5.4 1964 HD

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  • 1965
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    Mme. Olga's Massage Parlor

    Mme. Olga's Massage Parlor

    4 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Chained Girls

    Chained Girls

    4.1 1965 HD

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    Chained Girls

    Chained Girls

    4.1 1965 HD

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    All Men Are Apes!

    All Men Are Apes!

    2 1965 HD

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  • 1966
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    World of Obscenity

    World of Obscenity

    4 1966 HD

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    Murder in Mississippi

    Murder in Mississippi

    4 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    Girls Come Too!

    Girls Come Too!

    4 1968 HD

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  • 1971
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    Rain for a Dusty Summer

    Rain for a Dusty Summer

    4 1971 HD

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  • 1963
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    Six She's and a He

    Six She's and a He

    4.3 1963 HD

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    Nature's Sweethearts

    Nature's Sweethearts

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1968
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    Fireball Jungle

    Fireball Jungle

    6 1968 HD

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  • 1967
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    Shanty Tramp

    Shanty Tramp

    5.4 1967 HD

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  • 1969
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    Olga's Dance Hall Girls

    Olga's Dance Hall Girls

    4.5 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Olga's Dance Hall Girls

    Olga's Dance Hall Girls

    4.5 1969 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Peek Snatchers

    The Peek Snatchers

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Murder in Mississippi

    Murder in Mississippi

    4 1965 HD

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    Murder in Mississippi

    Murder in Mississippi

    4 1965 HD

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  • 2009
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    House/Lights

    House/Lights

    1 2009 HD

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