hɪz mˈoʊst nˈoʊɾəbəl wˈɜːks ʌv ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd wɜː ðə kˈeɪ fɹˈænsɪs vˈiəkəl kənfˈɛʃən, ɐ ɹᵻmˈeɪk ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv dʒˈɜːmən fˈɪlm mˈæzɜːkə, ðə hˈaʊs ʌvðə sˈɛvən ɡˈeɪbəlz ænd ðɪ ɪnvˈɪzᵻbəl mˈæn ɹᵻtˈɜːnz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.
His most notable works of this period were the Kay Francis vehicle Confession, a remake of the 1935 German film Mazurka, The House of the Seven Gables and The Invisible Man Returns (1940).