From 1914 he is supposed to have had his first directing job with Sascha-Film in Vienna, but this has been called into question because of the lack of evidence about directing in these years.
Schon ab 1914 soll er erste Regiearbeiten bei der Sascha-Film in Wien angenommen haben, was jedoch aufgrund fehlender Nachweise für Regiearbeiten in diesen Jahren in Frage gestellt wird.