Hicks appeared in three early silent films: "Scrooge" and "David Garrick" in 1913, and "A Prehistoric Love Story" in 1915, all directed by Leedham Bantock. He decided in 1923 to produce his own films. His first film, in which he starred, was "Always Tell Your Wife", which was based on one of his plays. While making that film, Hicks fired the director and hired an unknown young director to make his debut: Alfred Hitchcock. Hicks directed "Sleeping Partners" (1930) and "Glamour" (1931). In addition, over a dozen films were made either from his plays or his scripts, and he starred in about twenty films, many with his wife. One of his early films was "Money for Nothing" (1932)