It was not until 1924 that Christian Bummerstedt began filming regularly. His very first German film, Arthur von Gerlach's Zur Chronik von Grieshuus, is considered a milestone in German film history. Bummerstedt delivered another significant achievement in 1927 with his portrayal of the prince in the Sternheim film Die Hose. In between, he played the central character of Max Piccolomini in Rolf Randolf's two-part Wallenstein film adaptation.