Georg Jacoby (23 July 1882 – 21 February 1964) was a German film director and screenwriter.Jacoby was born in Mainz, Germany, the son of comic playwright Wilhelm Jacoby. In 1923 he gave Marlene Dietrich her film debut, casting her in a small role in The Little Napoleon (1923). His involvement with large-budget Italian epic Quo Vadis (1924), which was a critical and commercial disaster, damaged his reputation. He rebuilt his career by directing a series of popular comedies and musicals.