Road to Rio (German: Der Weg nach Rio) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Maria Matray, Oskar Homolka and Oskar Marion.
 It premiered on 15 January 1931.
Helena is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Edy Darclea, Vladimir Gajdarov and Albert Steinrück.
 The film was based on the poem the "Iliad" by Homer.
 It was released in two separate parts: "The Rape of Helen" and "The Fall of Troy."
 It was produced by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios in Munich.
 The film was made on an epic scale with thousands of extras, and large sets which rivalled those of the larger Berlin-based UFA.
 For many years the film was considered partially lost until it was reconstructed from a version found in Swiss archives.
 The film has been described as Noa's "masterpiece," although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film.
Young Blood (German:Junges Blut) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Lya De Putti, Walter Slezak and Angelo Ferrari.
 The film's art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff.
 It premiered in Berlin on 23 March 1926.
Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor.
 Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras.
 Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting roles during his career.
 He played the title role in the 1920 film "Wibbel the Tailor" directed by Manfred Noa.
 He appeared in Fritz Lang's "Destiny".
Eva May (29 May 1902 – 10 September 1924) was an Austrian actress.
 She was the daughter of the film director Joe May and his wife Mia May.
 She was married three times on each occasion to a film director: Manfred Liebenau, Lothar Mendes and the final time to Manfred Noa.
 In 1924 she committed suicide by gunshot.
Wibbel the Tailor (German: Schneider Wibbel) is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Hermann Picha, Margarete Kupfer and Meinhart Maur.
 It is an adaptation of the 1913 play "Wibbel the Tailor" by Hans Müller-Schlösser.
 It was made by Eiko Film in Berlin.
 The film's art direction is by Karl Machus.
Manfred Noa (1893–1930) was a German film director.
 Noa was described by Vilma Bánky, who he directed twice, as her "favourite director".
 Noa's 1924 film "Helena" has been called his "masterpiece" although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film.
Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971) is an English film producer, director, and screenwriter.
 He is best known for producing such films as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) and "Snatch" (2000) and directing the films "Layer Cake" (2004), "Stardust" (2007), "Kick-Ass" (2010), "" (2011), "" (2014), and its sequel "" (2017).
The Queen of Sparta (Italian:La regina di Sparta) is a 1931 film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Antonio Moray, Viola LaRosa and Franco Faris.
 The film was made by the low-budget Itala Film in Hollywood, primarily for release in Italian-speaking inhabitants of the United States.
 Shot as a silent with sound added later, it re-used footage from Noa's 1924 film "Helen of Troy".
Why Get a Divorce?
 (German: Warum sich scheiden lassen?)
 is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring André Mattoni, Vivian Gibson and Colette Brettel.
 It premiered in Berlin on 4 March 1926.
 The film's art direction was by Julius von Borsody.

Question: Who began his career as director earlier--Matthew Vaughn or Manfred Noa?  
Answer: Manfred Noa