ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː hiː ænd mˈiə, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz ɪnðə dʒˈɜːmən fˈɪlm ˈɪndʌstɹi, ˈɛmɪɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ hɪmsˈɛlf æz dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, mˈeɪnli fɔːɹ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl pˈɪktʃɚz, ɔːlðˈoʊ hɪz wˈɜːk wʌz mˈeɪnli ˌɔn wʌt wʊd biː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz bˈiː mˈuːvɪz.
In 1933 he and Mia, along with many others in the German film industry, emigrated to the United States where he was able to establish himself as director, mainly for Universal Pictures, although his work was mainly on what would be regarded as B movies.