Question: Which film has the director who died later, The Shanghai Gesture or The Thaw (1931 Film)?
Sentence (from "Josef von Sternberg"): Josef von Sternberg( born Jonas Sternberg, 29 May 1894 – 22 December 1969) was an Austrian- American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major Hollywood studios.
Relevant evidence: Yes