hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛni tɛknˈɪʃənz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn bɹˈɪŋɪŋ ɔːθəntˈɪsᵻɾi tə ðə hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, ænd wʌz ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəl ɪnðə plˈeɪn kɹˈæʃ sˈiːkwəns ɪn ˈælfɹɪd hˈɪtʃkɑːks fˈɔːɹən kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.
He was one of the many technicians involved in bringing authenticity to The Hurricane in 1937, and was instrumental in the plane crash sequence in Alfred Hitchcock’s Foreign Correspondent in 1940.