Joe Brandt (born Joseph Brandenburg, July 20, 1882 – February 22, 1939)[1] was an American publicist, screenwriter, editor, film producer, and general manager.

Brandt was born as Joseph Bradenburg in Troy, New York, USA to Jewish parents, Daniel and Rosa Brandenburg.

[3][4] In 1912, he was hired to be a member of Carl Laemmle's executive staff at Independent Moving Pictures, a few months before it merged to become Universal Film Manufacturing Company.

[7] In 1919, he left Universal and joined the National Film Corporation,[8][2] then in 1920, he left National and became one of the founding members of CBC Film Sales with Harry and Jack Cohn,[9] which evolved into Columbia Pictures Corporation.

After leaving Columbia and selling his interest to Harry in 1932,[2] Brandt worked briefly for several different firms before retiring in 1935 due to Follicular lymphoma.