He starred in "The Falcon in Danger" (1943) and "The Falcon and the Co-eds" (1943) back to back, then was top-billed in Lewton's "The Seventh Victim" (1943) playing the same role he did in "The Cat People" though his character was apparently killed in that film. After "The Falcon Out West" (1944), he made a crime mystery, "A Night of Adventure" (1944), directed by Gordon Douglas. He reprised the Falcon role with "The Falcon in Mexico" (1944) and "The Falcon in Hollywood" (1945), then was top-billed in a "B" mystery directed by Anthony Mann, "Two O'Clock Courage" (1945).