Lon Chaney Jr.
Creighton Tull Chaney( February10, 1906 – July12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film" The Wolf Man"( 1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard( Dracula spelled backward) in" Son of Dracula", Frankenstein's monster in" The Ghost of Frankenstein"( 1942), the Mummy in three pictures, and various other roles in many Universal horror films.
He also portrayed Lennie Small in" Of Mice and Men"( 1939) and supporting parts in dozens of mainstream movies.
Originally referenced in films as Creighton Chaney, he was later credited as" Lon Chaney, Jr." in 1935, and after" Man Made Monster"( 1941), beginning as early as" The Wolf Man" later that same year, he was almost always billed under his more famous father's name as Lon Chaney.
Chaney had English, French, and Irish ancestry, and his career in movies and television spanned four decades, from 1931 to 1971.
The Wolf Man (1941 film)
The Wolf Man is a 1941 American horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner.
The film stars Lon Chaney Jr. in the title role.
Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, and Maria Ouspenskaya star in supporting roles.
The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf.
The film is the second Universal Pictures werewolf film, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful" Werewolf of London"( 1935).
Lon Chaney Jr. would reprise his classic role as" The Wolf Man" in four sequels, beginning with" Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" in 1943.
North to the Klondike
North to the Klondike is a 1942 American action movie directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Broderick Crawford, Evelyn Ankers and Andy Devine.
The supporting cast features Lon Chaney, Jr. in his last film before" The Wolf Man", which also stars Ankers, but" North to the Klondike" was released the year after" The Wolf Man".
Caught Cheating
Caught Cheating is a 1931 American Pre- Code comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer from a screenplay by W. Scott Darling.
The film stars Charles Murray, George Sidney, and Nita Martan, and it was released by Tiffany Productions on January 31, 1931.
Frank R. Strayer
Frank R. Strayer( September 21, 1891 – February 3, 1964) was an actor, film writer, director and producer.
He was active from the mid-1920s until the early 1950s.
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a 1943 American horror film produced by Universal Studios starring Lon Chaney, Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster.
This was the first of a series of "ensemble" monster films combining characters from several film series.
This film, therefore, is both the fifth in the series of films based upon Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", directly after "The Ghost of Frankenstein", and a sequel to "The Wolf Man".
Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn Felisa Ankers( August 17, 1918 – August 29, 1985) was an American actress who often played variations on the role of the cultured young leading lady in the many American horror films during the 1940s, most notably" The Wolf Man"( 1941) opposite Lon Chaney Jr., a frequent screen partner.
George Waggner
George Waggner( September 7, 1894 – December 11, 1984) was an actor, director, producer and writer.
He is best known for directing Lon Chaney Jr. in the 1941 film" The Wolf Man".
The Wolf Man (1924 film)
The Wolf Man is a 1924 American silent drama film that starred John Gilbert and Norma Shearer, before they signed with the newly formed MGM.
Directed by Edmund Mortimer, the film's story was written by Reed Heustis, and written by Fanny and Frederic Hatton.
" The Wolf Man" is now considered lost.
The House of Frankenstein (film)
The House of Frankenstein is a 1944 American monster crossover horror film starring Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr., directed by Erle C. Kenton, written by Curt Siodmak, and produced by Universal Studios as a sequel to" Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" and" Son of Dracula" the previous year.
The cast includes a mad scientist( Karloff), the Wolf Man( Chaney), Count Dracula( John Carradine), a hunchback( J. Carrol Naish), and Frankenstein's monster( Glenn Strange).
This" monster rally" approach would continue in the following film," House of Dracula", as well as the 1948 comedy" Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein".

Question: Which film has the director died earlier, Caught Cheating or The Wolf Man (1941 Film)?
Answer: Caught Cheating