John McMahon (Surrey and Somerset cricketer)
John William Joseph McMahon( 28 December 1917 – 8 May 2001) was an Australian- born first- class cricketer who played for Surrey and Somerset in England from 1947 to 1957.
Hartley Lobban
Hartley W Lobban (9 May 1926 – 15 October 2004) was a Jamaican-born first-class cricketer who played 17 matches for Worcestershire in the early 1950s.
The Midlanders
The Midlanders is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Bessie Love and directed by husband and wife duo Joseph De Grasse and Ida May Park.
It was produced by Andrew J. Callaghan Productions and distributed by Federated Film Exchanges of America.
It is based on the 1912 novel of the same name by Charles Tenney Jackson, published by Bobbs- Merrill Company.
Only a small fragment of this film is known to survive.
Henry Moore (cricketer)
Henry Walter Moore( 1849 – 20 August 1916) was an English- born first- class cricketer who spent most of his life in New Zealand.
Joseph De Grasse
Joseph Louis De Grasse( May 4, 1873 – May 25, 1940) was a Canadian film director.
Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he was the elder brother of actor Sam De Grasse.
Tim Whelan
Tim Whelan( November 2, 1893 – August 12, 1957) was an American film director, writer, producer and actor best remembered for his writing credits on" Harold Lloyd" and" Harry Langdon" comedies, and his directing of mostly British films( e.g." The Thief of Bagdad"( 1940).
At the time of his death, Whelan was survived by his widow, former silent film actress Miriam Seegar and their two sons.
Wale Adebanwi
Wale Adebanwi( born 1969) is a Nigerian- born first Black Rhodes Professor at St Antony's College, Oxford.
Warren B. Duff
Warren Duff( May 17, 1904 – August 5, 1973) was a film and television writer and producer.
As a writer, Duff wrote for films including," Fashions of 1934 Angels with Dirty Faces"( 1938)," Experiment Perilous"( 1944)," Step Lively"( 1944)," Chicago Deadline"( 1949) and" Appointment with Danger"( 1951).
He worked on television programs including" The Rogues( 1965) The Invaders",( 1967) and" Mannix"( 1967).
Duff, the producer of the film noir classic" Out of the Past"( 1947), was once an actor and director on the New York City stage before turning to screenwriting when he entered the film business in 1931.
He died of cancer in 1973.
Step Lively (1944 film)
Step Lively is a 1944 American musical film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Sinatra.
" Step Lively" was based on the 1937 play" Room Service", by Allen Boretz and John Murray.
It was a remake of the 1938 RKO film" Room Service", starring the Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball, and Ann Miller.
Lost in a Harem
Lost in a Harem is a 1944 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.

Question: Which film whose director was born first, Step Lively (1944 Film) or The Midlanders?
Answer: The Midlanders