He had no problem with the transition to the sound film and he continued his film career successfully till to the end of World War II.
His film Eight Girls in a boat (1932) won the Gold Medal at the Venice Film Festival.
He dedicated to the director and he realised many movies as a director from 1925. For some of them he was also responsible as a screenwriter and producer.
Erich Waschneck was not able to continue his former success after the war.
He came in contact with the film industry in 1907 when he began to paint posters for films.