mˈɛnɪəv hɪz nˈɑːvəlz ænd stˈoːɹiz wɜːɹ ɐdˈæptᵻd fɚðə skɹˈiːn, ænd hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ʃˈɔːɹt tɹˈævɪlˌɑːɡ fˈɪlmz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn; hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd skɹˈiːnɹaɪɾɪŋ kɹˈɛdɪts ˌɔn ɐ hˈændfəl ʌv fˈiːtʃɚ fˈɪlmz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z.
Many of his novels and stories were adapted for the screen, and he also directed a series of short travelogue films in 1914–1915; he received screenwriting credits on a handful of feature films in the 1930s.