The Lightning Express
The Lightning Express is a 1930 American Universal film serial, featuring the adventures of Whispering Smith( played by Al Ferguson).
This serial is considered a lost film.
Whispering Smith Hits London
Whispering Smith Hits London, released in the United States as Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Francis Searle and starring Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt and Herbert Lom.
The screenplay concerns an American detective who is summoned to London to investigate a death in suspicious circumstances.
Whispering Smith Rides
Whispering Smith Rides is a 1927 Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor.
The film is considered to be lost, but a trailer is held for this serial at the Library of Congress.
James Lorimer Graham Jr.
James Lorimer" Lorrie" Graham Jr.( January 21, 1835 – June 30, 1876) was the American Consul in Florence.
Rollin S. Sturgeon
Rollin Summers Sturgeon( August 25, 1877 – May 10, 1961) was an American film director of silent films active from 1910 to 1924.
He directed 101 films during this period.
Whispering Smith Speaks
Whispering Smith Speaks is a 1935 American action film directed by David Howard and written by Daniel Jarrett, Don Swift, Rex Taylor and Gilbert Wright.
The film stars George O'Brien, Irene Ware, Kenneth Thomson, Maude Allen, Spencer Charters and Victor Potel.
The film was released on December 20, 1935, by 20th Century Fox.
Selah Merrill
Selah Merrill,( May 2, 1837 – January 22, 1909) was an American Congregationalist clergyman.
He served as the American consul in Jerusalem.
David Howard (director)
David Howard( October 6, 1896 – December 21, 1941) was an American film director.
He directed 46 films between 1930 and 1941.
He was born as David Paget Davis III in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Los Angeles, California.
The American Consul
The American Consul is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and written by Thomas J. Geraghty, Harvey F. Thew and Paul West.
The film stars Theodore Roberts, Ernest Joy, Maude Fealy, Charles West, Raymond Hatton and Tom Forman.
The film was released on February 15, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.
William E. Chapman
William E. Chapman was the American consul to Mexico in the late 1920s, and the American consul at Bilbao, Spain at the start of the Spanish Civil War.
On July 17, 1927, Chapman survived a gunshot wound at Puerto Mexico, Mexico where he was stationed as Consul of the United States.
In the mid-1930s, Chapman was given a leave of absence to return to the United States by Secretary of State Cordell Hull due to Spanish insurgents operating under the orders of Francisco Franco.

Question: Which film has the director died first, The American Consul or Whispering Smith Speaks?
Answer: Whispering Smith Speaks