He gained a foothold in the film business at the end of the 30s and he wrote few film compositions for movies like "Einmal werd' ich Dir gefallen" (1938) and "Der dunkle Punkt" (1940) as well as the scripts for "Paradies der Junggesellen" (1939), "Kleine Mädchen - grosse Sorgen" (1941) and "Eine kleine Sommermelodie" (1944).