Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk( September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was a Canadian- born American film director.
He was known for his 1940s noir films and received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for" Crossfire"( 1947).
In 1947, he was named as one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who refused to testify to the House Un- American Activities Committee( HUAC) in their investigations during the McCarthy- era' Red scare'.
They all served time in prison for contempt of Congress.
In 1951, however, Dmytryk did testify to HUAC and rehabilitated his career.
First hired again by independent producer Stanley Kramer in 1952, Dmytryk is likely best known for directing" The Caine Mutiny"( 1954), a critical and commercial success.
The second- highest grossing film of the year, it was nominated for Best Picture and several other awards at the 1955 Oscars.
Dmytryk was nominated for a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures.
Hamilton MacFadden
Hamilton MacFadden( April 26, 1901 – January 1, 1977) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director.
MacFadden's parents were Rev. Robert A. MacFadden and Edith Hamilton MacFadden.
His father died in 1909, leaving his mother to support herself and four children.
In 1928, she became the first woman to file papers to run for governor of Massachusetts.
MacFadden was a 1925 graduate of Harvard University.
Soon after graduating, he became producer of the American Theatre Company, which presented plays for 10 weeks in the Boston area.
The project was backed by Michael Strange, a writer who made her professional stage debut in the productions.
He also served as director of the Community Arts Association in Santa Barbara, California, and the Theatre Guild School of Acting in New York.
After starting out on Broadway in the 1920s, he moved into filmmaking in Hollywood.
During the early 1930s he was a contract director at Fox. McFadden made a number of films for them including several early entries in the Charlie Chan series such as" Charlie Chan Carries On"( 1931).
He was released from his Fox contract following the 1934 merger with Twentieth Century Pictures.
Thereafter he mixed occasional directing jobs with a number of small supporting appearances in films.
Second Hand Wife
Second Hand Wife is a 1933 American Pre -Code drama film written and directed by Hamilton MacFadden.
The film stars Sally Eilers, Helen Vinson, Ralph Bellamy and Victor Jory.
The film was released on January 8, 1933, by Fox Film Corporation.
Soldier of Fortune (1955 film)
Soldier of Fortune is a 1955 DeLuxe Color adventure film in CinemaScope about the rescue of an American prisoner in the People's Republic of China in the 1950s.
It was directed by Edward Dmytryk, starred Clark Gable and Susan Hayward, and was written by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1954 novel.
Simon Harcourt (soldier)
Sir Simon Harcourt( 1603 – 1642) was an English soldier of fortune, and wartime governor of the city of Dublin.
John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod
John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod( 17272 April 1789) was a Scottish Jacobite and soldier of fortune.
Henry McIver
Henry Douglas McIver( 1841–1907) was a soldier of fortune who fought for 18 countries.
Charles Wogan
Charles Wogan( 1698 ?–1752?) was a Jacobite soldier of fortune, also known as the Chevalier Wogan.
Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord Spynie
Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord Spynie( died March 1646) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier of fortune.
Dean Ivan Lamb
Dean Ivan Lamb( January 25, 1886 – November 1955) was an American pioneer aviator and soldier of fortune.

Question: Which film whose director was born first, Second Hand Wife or Soldier Of Fortune (1955 Film)?
Answer: Second Hand Wife