Joseph N. Ermolieff (1889–1962) was a Russian-born film producer.
[1] Ermolieff was a prominent figure in early Russian cinema during the Imperial era, owning large studios in Yalta and Moscow.
[2] He fled to France following the Russian Revolution and became an established producer there, founding the company Films Albatros.
In 1936 he enjoyed a major international success with The Czar's Courier, and he moved to the United States the following year planning to remake the film in English.
He settled in America and became a citizen in 1942, but struggled to establish himself in Hollywood despite producing occasional films such as Outpost in Morocco (1949) and Fort Algiers (1953).