He was married with the actress and producer Grete Ly.
His only talky as a director was "Verklungene Träume" (1930).
In the 20s he realised not only feature movies but also documentaries with socialistic content.
To his first movies as a director belong "Kismet" (1916), "Kindertränen" (16), "Der Mutter Schuld" (1918) and "Die Nackten" (1919). To many of those movies he also wrote the script.
He joined the film business in 1916 where he was busy as a screen writer and director.