In the early 1930s, perhaps his most memorable creative partnership was formed with director James Whale, for whom he photographed the first three of Whale's quartet of horror films: Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), and The Invisible Man (1933).
I begyndelsen af 1930'erne hans, måske, mest mindeværdige kreative partnerskab dannet med instruktør James Whale for hvem han filmede de første tre af Whales horrorfilm-kvartet: Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932) og Den usynlige mand (1933).