The actress Erika Unruh took part in her first movies in 1919 with "Der Herr der Liebe" and "Maria Evere". In the 20s followed other silent movies like "Kötendes Schweigen", "Kampfende Herzen", "Vier um die Frau", Fritz Lang's "Dertired Tod", "Errende Seelen" and "The Man in the Background". Her first and only sound film came in 1930 into being with "The Stolen Face".