hɪz bˈɛst nˈoʊn fˈɪlmz ɪŋklˈuːd ælbˈɜːɾoʊ keɪsˈɛləz ˌædæptˈeɪʃən ʌv dˈɛθ tˈeɪks ɐ hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ ænd mˈɜːdɚɹ æt ðə vˈænᵻɾiz, ɐ mjˈuːzɪkəl mˈɪstɚɹi stˈoːɹi bˈoʊθ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, æz wˈɛl æz mˈɪdnaɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ænd hˈoʊld bˈæk ðə dˈɔːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, bˈoʊθ skɹˈɪptᵻd baɪ bˈɪli wˈaɪldɚ.
His best known films include Alberto Casella's  adaptation of Death Takes a Holiday and Murder at the Vanities, a musical mystery story (both 1934), as well as Midnight (1939) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941), both scripted by Billy Wilder.