 In late 1920s Sym worked mainly in Austria and Germany, appearing with such actresses as Marlene Dietrich, Anny Ondra and Lilian Harvey in silent movies like "Die Pratermizzi" or "Café Elektric" directed by Gustav Ucicky.At the beginning of the 1930s, Sym returned to Poland and settled in Warsaw.He 
largely ceased working in motion pictures, instead appearing on the Warsaw theatre stage.