The Vagabond Trail
The Vagabond Trail is a 1924 American silent film western directed by William A. Wellman and produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation.
The film is based on the 1923 novel" Donnegan" by George Owen Baxter.
William A. Wellman
William Augustus Wellman( February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American film director notable for his work in crime, adventure and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion.
He also directed several well- regarded satirical comedies.
Beginning his film career as an actor, he went on to direct over 80 films, at times co-credited as producer and consultant.
In 1927, Wellman famously directed" Wings", which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony.
He also won the Academy Award for Best Story for his film" A Star Is Born".
Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades.
His 1949 film "All the King's Men" won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, while Rossen was nominated for an Oscar as Best Director.
He won the Golden Globe for Best Director and the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture.
In 1961, he directed "The Hustler", which was nominated for nine Oscars and won two.
After directing and writing for the stage in New York, Rossen moved to Hollywood in 1937.
From there, he worked as a screenwriter for Warner Bros. until 1941, and then interrupted his career to serve until 1944 as the chairman of the Hollywood Writers Mobilization, a body to organize writers for the effort in World War II.
In 1945, he joined a picket line against Warner Bros. After making one film for Hal B. Wallis's newly formed production company, Rossen made one for Columbia Pictures, another for Wallis and most of his later films for his own companies, usually in collaboration with Columbia.
Rossen was a member of the American Communist Party from 1937 to about 1947, and believed the Party was "dedicated to social causes of the sort that we as poor Jews from New York were interested in."
He ended all relations with the Party in 1949.
Rossen was twice called before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), in 1951 and in 1953.
He exercised his Fifth Amendment rights at his first appearance, refusing to state whether he had ever been a Communist.
As a result, he found himself blacklisted by Hollywood studios as well as unable to renew his passport.
At his second appearance he named 57 people as current or former Communists and his blacklisting ended.
In order to repair finances he produced his next film, "Mambo", in Italy in 1954.
While "The Hustler" in 1961 was a great success, conflicts on the set of "Lilith" so disillusioned him that it was his last film.
The Hustler (film)
The Hustler is a 1961 American CinemaScope drama film directed by Robert Rossen from Walter Tevis's 1959 novel of the same name, adapted for the screen by Rossen and Sidney Carroll.
It tells the story of small- time pool hustler" Fast Eddie" Felson and his desire to break into the" major league" of professional hustling and high- stakes wagering by high- rollers that follows it.
He throws his raw talent and ambition up against the best player in the country, seeking to best the legendary pool player" Minnesota Fats".
After initially losing to Fats and getting involved with unscrupulous manager Bert Gordon, Eddie returns to try again, but only after paying a terrible personal price.
The film was shot on location in New York City and stars Paul Newman as" Fast" Eddie Felson; Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats; Piper Laurie as Sarah; and George C. Scott as Bert.
It was followed by" The Color of Money" in 1986, with Newman reprising his role.
" The Hustler" was a major critical and popular success, gaining a reputation as a modern classic.
Its exploration of winning, losing, and character garnered a number of major awards; it is also credited with helping to spark a resurgence in the popularity of pool.
Querelle
Querelle is a 1982 West German- French English- language drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Brad Davis, adapted from French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel" Querelle of Brest".
It marked Fassbinder's final film as a writer/ director; it was posthumously released just months after the director died of a drug overdose in June 1982.
Le Masque de la Méduse
Le masque de la Méduse is a 2009 fantasy horror film directed by Jean Rollin.
The film is a modern-day telling of the Greek mythological tale of the Gorgon and was inspired by the 1964 classic Hammer Horror film of the same name and the 1981 cult classic" Clash of the Titans".
It was Rollin's final film, as the director died in 2010.
Thulasi (1987 film)
Thulasi is a 1987 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Ameerjan.
The film features Murali and Seetha in lead roles.
The film, produced by P. S. V. Hariharan, had musical score by Sampath Selvam and was released on 27 November 1987.
The music director died before the release of the film.
Lumpaci the Vagabond
Lumpaci the Vagabond is a 1936 German/ Austrian film directed by Géza von Bolváry, adapted from the play by Johann Nestroy.
The Vagabond Cub
The Vagabond Cub is a 1929 American silent western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Frank Rice and Sam Nelson.
The Vagabond King (1956 film)
The Vagabond King is a 1956 Paramount Pictures musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and Kathryn Grayson, Oreste Kirkop, Rita Moreno, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Walter Hampden, and Leslie Nielsen.
It is an adaptation of the 1925 operetta" The Vagabond King" by Rudolf Friml.
Hampden plays King Louis XI.
Mary Grant designed the film's costumes.

Question: Which film has the director died later, The Hustler (Film) or The Vagabond Trail?
Answer: The Vagabond Trail