Woods was at his peak in the 1920s, producing such hits as "Ladies' Night" (1920), "The Demi-Virgin" (1921), "The Green Hat" (1925), "The Shanghai Gesture" (1926), and "The Trial of Mary Dugan" (1927). However, he lost most of his fortune in the early 1930s and never fully recovered. In the 1930s his only major hits were "Five Star Final" (1930) and "Night of January 16th" (1935). When Woods staged the Sheldon Davis comedy "Try and Get It" in August 1943, critics expressed hope that it would revive his flagging career, but it closed in less than a week. It was his final production.