Career
The German American directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929. He starred alongside Charlie Chaplin in A Dog"s Life in 1918 and The Kid in 1921. In 1930, he directed Chasing Rainbows a musical which starred Bessie Love and Charles King.
He directed the Marx Brothers last film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
He died of a heart attack in Louisiana Jolla, California in 1962.