He wrote his first screenplay for the movie "Komödianten" (1919), and continued his film career as a screenwriter of normally humorous movies.
His appearances in the front of the camera remained seldom.
He wrote his last screenplay for the production "Die lustigen Vagabunden" (1940).
The screenwriter Franz Rauch began his career as a stage actor in Stralsund. It soon followed engagements at other theaters before he gained a foothold in the film business in 1919 as an actor too.
He continued to work as a screenwriter during the sound film era of the 30s.