ðɛɹ hiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə pɹədˈuːs ænd dᵻɹˈɛkt ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ænd ɛɡzˈɑːɾɪk ɐdvˈɛntʃɚ fˈɪlmz, ɐmˌʌŋ ðˌɛm ðə mˌɑːnjuːmˈɛntəl θɹˈiːˈaʊɚlˈɔŋ vɛɹˈiːɾəz vˈɪnsɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, ðɪ ˈeɪtpˈɑːɹt sˈɪɹiz dˈaɪ hˈɛɹɪn dˈɛɹ wˈɛlt ðə mˈɪstɹəs ʌvðə wˈɜːld nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn twˈɛnti æz wˈɛl æz ðə tˈuːpˈɑːɹt ɐdvˈɛntʃɚ fˈɪlm dˈæs ˌɪndɪstʃˈɛ ɡɹˈæbməl ðɪ ˈɪndiən tˈuːm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ kˈɑːnɹæd vˈeɪt ænd ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ fɹˈɪts lˈæŋ ænd θˈiə vˈɑːn hˈɑːɹbuː.
There he went on to produce and direct a series of popular and exotic adventure films, among them the monumental three-hour-long Veritas vincit (1919), the eight-part series Die Herrin der Welt (The Mistress of the World) (1919–20) as well as the two-part adventure film Das indische Grabmal (The Indian Tomb) (1921) starring Conrad Veidt and written by Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou.