ɪnðə spɹˈɪŋ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn mˈeɪ dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ðə fˈɜːst θɹˈiː ʌvðə stˈuːɚt wˈɛbz fˈɪlmz, ɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ sˈɪɹiz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɹˈaɪxɚ plˈeɪd ɐ dʒˈɛntəlmən dɪtˈɛktɪv mˈɑːdəld ˌɔn ʃˈɜːlɑːk hˈoʊmz: dˈaɪ dʒˈɛheɪmnˌɪsvɑːləl vˈɪlə ðə blˈæk tɹˈaɪæŋɡəl; dˈɛɹ mˈæn ˈɪm kˈɛlɚ ðə mˈæn ɪnðə sˈɛlɚ; ænd dˈɛɹ spˈʌk ˈɪm hˈaʊs dˈɛs pɹəfˈɛsɚz ðə spˈuːk ɪnðə pɹəfˈɛsɚz hˈaʊs.
In the spring of 1914 May directed the first three of the 'Stuart Webbs' films, a popular series in which Reicher played a gentleman detective modelled on Sherlock Holmes: Die geheimnisvolle Villa (The Black Triangle); Der Mann im Keller (The Man in the Cellar); and Der Spuk im Haus des Professors (The Spook in the Professor's House).