 In 1924, in Woodstock, New York, he founded the Maverick Theater with the assistance of Hervey White, who had established the Maverick Arts Colony.Digges was also artistic director of a company that included Helen Hayes and Edward G. Robinson.Digges expanded his career into films by 1929, and over nearly two decades he performed in more than 50 films, including the original pre-Code adaptation of "The Maltese Falcon" (1931).