Question: Which film has the director died earlier, Dagudu Moothalu or Port Of Seven Seas?

Knowledge 1: Dagudu Moothalu
Dagudu Moothalu is a 1964 Telugu- language comedy film produced by D. B. Narayana and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao, who also wrote the screenplay.Based on a story by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, it stars N. T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi in the lead roles.In" Dagudu Moothalu", the distant relatives of an ailing man attempt to usurp his wealth, while making sure that his grandson, the rightful heir, does not inherit the said wealth.Ramana took plot details of the 1936 American film" Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" – the title character inheriting a huge property and subsequently being branding a lunatic by miscreants who are after his wealth – but then wrote a story creating new characters and situations," Dagudu Moothalu".The film was released on 21 August 1964, and became a commercial success.It was later remade in Tamil as" Avan Pithana?"( 1966) and in Hindi as" Jwaar Bhata"( 1973). [SEP] Knowledge 2: James Whale
James Whale( 22 July 1889 – 29 May 1957) was an English film director, theater director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Hollywood.He is best remembered for several horror films:" Frankenstein"( 1931)," The Old Dark House"( 1932)," The Invisible Man"( 1933) and" Bride of Frankenstein"( 1935), all considered classics.Whale also directed films in other genres, including the 1936 film version of the musical" Show Boat".He became increasingly disenchanted with his association with horror, and many of his non-horror films have fallen into obscurity.Whale was born into a large family in Dudley, Worcestershire.He discovered his artistic talent early on and studied art.With the outbreak of World War I he enlisted in the British Army and became an officer.He was captured by the Germans and during his time as a prisoner of war he realized he was interested in drama.Following his release at the end of the war he became an actor, set designer and director.His success directing the 1928 play" Journey's End" led to his move to the US, first to direct the play on Broadway and then to Hollywood, California, to direct films.He lived in Hollywood for the rest of his life, most of that time with his longtime companion, producer David Lewis.Apart from" Journey's End"( 1930), which was released by Tiffany Films, and" Hell's Angels"( 1930), released by United Artists, he directed a dozen films for Universal Pictures between 1931 and 1937, developing a style characterized by the influence of German Expressionism and a highly mobile camera.At the height of his career as a director Whale directed" The Road Back"( 1937), a sequel to" All Quiet on the Western Front".Studio interference, possibly spurred by political pressure from Nazi Germany, led to the film's being altered from Whale's vision and it was a critical and commercial failure.A run of similar box- office disappointments followed and, while he would make one final short film in 1950, by 1941 his film directing career was effectively over.He continued to direct for the stage and also rediscovered his love for painting and travel.His investments made him wealthy and he lived a comfortable retirement until suffering strokes in 1956 that robbed him of his vigor and left him in pain.He committed suicide on 29 May 1957 by drowning himself in his swimming pool.Whale was openly gay throughout his career, something that was very unusual in the 1920s and 1930s.As knowledge of his sexual orientation has become more common, some of his films," Bride of Frankenstein" in particular, have been interpreted as having a gay subtext and it has been claimed that his refusal to remain in the closet led to the end of his career. [SEP] Knowledge 3: Adurthi Subba Rao
Adurthi Subba Rao( 16 December 1912 – 1 October 1975) was an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, bollywood, and Tamil cinema.Rao is widely regarded as the intellectual fountain head of Indian drama films.He has garnered seven National Film Awards.Rao made his foray into cinema as Associate to Uday Shankar in the 1948 dance film Kalpana, which was showcased in the" Treasures from National Film Archive of India" at the 39th International Film Festival of India.The 1960 film Nammina Bantu was a work of drama in the broader sense achieved by means of actors who represented mimesis throughout the narrative.The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as" Pattaliyin Vetri".Upon release both versions received critical acclaim.The Telugu work was screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.The film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.The 1964 film Doctor Chakravarthy was adapted by Rao based on Koduri Kousalya Devi's Novel" Chakrabhramanam".The film was the first film to win the Nandi Award, instituted by Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1964.The box office success was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.Rao's next work was Mooga Manasulu based on the concept of reincarnation, the first of its kind in Indian cinema in the genre of semi-fiction intended to be more serious in tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods throughout the narrative.The film was remade in Hindi as" Milan"( 1967) directed by Rao himself, while the Tamil" Praptham"( 1971) was adapted from Rao's work.The Telugu version received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, and the Filmfare Best Film Award( Telugu) in 1964 and was screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.In 1968, Rao experimented with courtroom drama and detective fiction in his work Sudigundalu, the film received special mention at the Tashkent and Moscow Film Festivals for its inherent" film with a key" narrative.The film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, The Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and the Filmfare Award for Best Film- Telugu for that year and was featured at the International Film Festival of India. [SEP] Knowledge 4: Port of Seven Seas
Port of Seven Seas is a 1938 drama film starring Wallace Beery and featuring Frank Morgan and Maureen O'Sullivan.The movie was written by Preston Sturges based on the plays of Marcel Pagnol and the films based on them, and was directed by James Whale( director of" Frankenstein" and" The Invisible Man").The cinematography is by Karl Freund, who filmed Fritz Lang's" Metropolis" and" I Love Lucy".
Knowledge 1: Dagudu Moothalu
Dagudu Moothalu is a 1964 Telugu- language comedy film produced by D. B. Narayana and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao, who also wrote the screenplay.Based on a story by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, it stars N. T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi in the lead roles.In" Dagudu Moothalu", the distant relatives of an ailing man attempt to usurp his wealth, while making sure that his grandson, the rightful heir, does not inherit the said wealth.Ramana took plot details of the 1936 American film" Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" – the title character inheriting a huge property and subsequently being branding a lunatic by miscreants who are after his wealth – but then wrote a story creating new characters and situations," Dagudu Moothalu".The film was released on 21 August 1964, and became a commercial success.It was later remade in Tamil as" Avan Pithana?"( 1966) and in Hindi as" Jwaar Bhata"( 1973). [SEP] Knowledge 2: Port of Seven Seas
Port of Seven Seas is a 1938 drama film starring Wallace Beery and featuring Frank Morgan and Maureen O'Sullivan.The movie was written by Preston Sturges based on the plays of Marcel Pagnol and the films based on them, and was directed by James Whale( director of" Frankenstein" and" The Invisible Man").The cinematography is by Karl Freund, who filmed Fritz Lang's" Metropolis" and" I Love Lucy". [SEP] Knowledge 3: James Whale
James Whale( 22 July 1889 – 29 May 1957) was an English film director, theater director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Hollywood.He is best remembered for several horror films:" Frankenstein"( 1931)," The Old Dark House"( 1932)," The Invisible Man"( 1933) and" Bride of Frankenstein"( 1935), all considered classics.Whale also directed films in other genres, including the 1936 film version of the musical" Show Boat".He became increasingly disenchanted with his association with horror, and many of his non-horror films have fallen into obscurity.Whale was born into a large family in Dudley, Worcestershire.He discovered his artistic talent early on and studied art.With the outbreak of World War I he enlisted in the British Army and became an officer.He was captured by the Germans and during his time as a prisoner of war he realized he was interested in drama.Following his release at the end of the war he became an actor, set designer and director.His success directing the 1928 play" Journey's End" led to his move to the US, first to direct the play on Broadway and then to Hollywood, California, to direct films.He lived in Hollywood for the rest of his life, most of that time with his longtime companion, producer David Lewis.Apart from" Journey's End"( 1930), which was released by Tiffany Films, and" Hell's Angels"( 1930), released by United Artists, he directed a dozen films for Universal Pictures between 1931 and 1937, developing a style characterized by the influence of German Expressionism and a highly mobile camera.At the height of his career as a director Whale directed" The Road Back"( 1937), a sequel to" All Quiet on the Western Front".Studio interference, possibly spurred by political pressure from Nazi Germany, led to the film's being altered from Whale's vision and it was a critical and commercial failure.A run of similar box- office disappointments followed and, while he would make one final short film in 1950, by 1941 his film directing career was effectively over.He continued to direct for the stage and also rediscovered his love for painting and travel.His investments made him wealthy and he lived a comfortable retirement until suffering strokes in 1956 that robbed him of his vigor and left him in pain.He committed suicide on 29 May 1957 by drowning himself in his swimming pool.Whale was openly gay throughout his career, something that was very unusual in the 1920s and 1930s.As knowledge of his sexual orientation has become more common, some of his films," Bride of Frankenstein" in particular, have been interpreted as having a gay subtext and it has been claimed that his refusal to remain in the closet led to the end of his career. [SEP] Knowledge 4: Adurthi Subba Rao
Adurthi Subba Rao( 16 December 1912 – 1 October 1975) was an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, bollywood, and Tamil cinema.Rao is widely regarded as the intellectual fountain head of Indian drama films.He has garnered seven National Film Awards.Rao made his foray into cinema as Associate to Uday Shankar in the 1948 dance film Kalpana, which was showcased in the" Treasures from National Film Archive of India" at the 39th International Film Festival of India.The 1960 film Nammina Bantu was a work of drama in the broader sense achieved by means of actors who represented mimesis throughout the narrative.The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as" Pattaliyin Vetri".Upon release both versions received critical acclaim.The Telugu work was screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.The film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.The 1964 film Doctor Chakravarthy was adapted by Rao based on Koduri Kousalya Devi's Novel" Chakrabhramanam".The film was the first film to win the Nandi Award, instituted by Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1964.The box office success was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.Rao's next work was Mooga Manasulu based on the concept of reincarnation, the first of its kind in Indian cinema in the genre of semi-fiction intended to be more serious in tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods throughout the narrative.The film was remade in Hindi as" Milan"( 1967) directed by Rao himself, while the Tamil" Praptham"( 1971) was adapted from Rao's work.The Telugu version received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, and the Filmfare Best Film Award( Telugu) in 1964 and was screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.In 1968, Rao experimented with courtroom drama and detective fiction in his work Sudigundalu, the film received special mention at the Tashkent and Moscow Film Festivals for its inherent" film with a key" narrative.The film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, The Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and the Filmfare Award for Best Film- Telugu for that year and was featured at the International Film Festival of India.
Knowledge 1: Dagudu Moothalu
Dagudu Moothalu is a 1964 Telugu- language comedy film produced by D. B. Narayana and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao, who also wrote the screenplay.Based on a story by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, it stars N. T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi in the lead roles.In" Dagudu Moothalu", the distant relatives of an ailing man attempt to usurp his wealth, while making sure that his grandson, the rightful heir, does not inherit the said wealth.Ramana took plot details of the 1936 American film" Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" – the title character inheriting a huge property and subsequently being branding a lunatic by miscreants who are after his wealth – but then wrote a story creating new characters and situations," Dagudu Moothalu".The film was released on 21 August 1964, and became a commercial success.It was later remade in Tamil as" Avan Pithana?"( 1966) and in Hindi as" Jwaar Bhata"( 1973). [SEP] Knowledge 2: Port of Seven Seas
Port of Seven Seas is a 1938 drama film starring Wallace Beery and featuring Frank Morgan and Maureen O'Sullivan.The movie was written by Preston Sturges based on the plays of Marcel Pagnol and the films based on them, and was directed by James Whale( director of" Frankenstein" and" The Invisible Man").The cinematography is by Karl Freund, who filmed Fritz Lang's" Metropolis" and" I Love Lucy". [SEP] Knowledge 3: Adurthi Subba Rao
Adurthi Subba Rao( 16 December 1912 – 1 October 1975) was an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, bollywood, and Tamil cinema.Rao is widely regarded as the intellectual fountain head of Indian drama films.He has garnered seven National Film Awards.Rao made his foray into cinema as Associate to Uday Shankar in the 1948 dance film Kalpana, which was showcased in the" Treasures from National Film Archive of India" at the 39th International Film Festival of India.The 1960 film Nammina Bantu was a work of drama in the broader sense achieved by means of actors who represented mimesis throughout the narrative.The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as" Pattaliyin Vetri".Upon release both versions received critical acclaim.The Telugu work was screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.The film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.The 1964 film Doctor Chakravarthy was adapted by Rao based on Koduri Kousalya Devi's Novel" Chakrabhramanam".The film was the first film to win the Nandi Award, instituted by Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1964.The box office success was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.Rao's next work was Mooga Manasulu based on the concept of reincarnation, the first of its kind in Indian cinema in the genre of semi-fiction intended to be more serious in tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods throughout the narrative.The film was remade in Hindi as" Milan"( 1967) directed by Rao himself, while the Tamil" Praptham"( 1971) was adapted from Rao's work.The Telugu version received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, and the Filmfare Best Film Award( Telugu) in 1964 and was screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.In 1968, Rao experimented with courtroom drama and detective fiction in his work Sudigundalu, the film received special mention at the Tashkent and Moscow Film Festivals for its inherent" film with a key" narrative.The film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, The Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and the Filmfare Award for Best Film- Telugu for that year and was featured at the International Film Festival of India. [SEP] Knowledge 4: Raiders of the Seven Seas
Raiders of the Seven Seas is a 1953 swashbuckler film.

Answer: Port Of Seven Seas