 "Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei" (1926) saw her take a leading role in an Italian film of a similar style.In 1926 Corda and her husband moved to Berlin where their success as a teamhe directing, Maria starringsoon won them enough attention that Maria was offered a contract by First National, a Hollywood studio, and her husband was signed, also, as a kind of package deal.They sailed to America that year, and settled in Beverly Hills.