ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn mˈeɪ ɡˈeɪv fɹˈɪts lˈæŋ wˈʌn ʌv hɪz ˈɜːlɪɪst bɹˈeɪks ɪnðə fˈɪlm ˈɪndʌstɹi æz skɹˈiːnɹaɪɾɚɹ ɔnðə fˈɪlm dˈaɪ hˈɑːtʃzaɪt ˈɪm ɛksˈɛntɹɪklˌʌb wˈɛdɪŋ ɪnðɪ ɛksˈɛntɹɪk klˈʌb ænd lˈæŋ ˈɔːlsoʊ wˈɜːkt ˌɔn ˈʌðɚ mˈeɪ fˈɪlmz æt ðɪs tˈaɪm.
In 1917 May gave Fritz Lang one of his earliest breaks in the film industry as screenwriter on the film Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub (Wedding in the Eccentric Club) and Lang also worked on other May films at this time.