Question: Which film whose director was born first, The Innocents Of Chicago or The Lyons Mail?

The Innocents is a 1961 British psychological horror film directed and produced by Jack Clayton, and starring Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, and Megs Jenkins. Based on the novella" The Turn of the Screw" by the American novelist Henry James, the screenplay was adapted by William Archibald and Truman Capote, who used Archibald's own stage play—also titled" The Innocents" —as a primary source text. It s plot follows a governess who watches over two children and comes to fear that their large estate is haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed. Archibald's original screenplay for" The Innocents" was based on the premise that the paranormal events depicted were legitimate. Displeased with Archibald's take on the material, director Jack Clayton appointed American writer Truman Capote to rework the script. Capote's rewrites incorporated psychological themes, resulting in a final work that suggests other alternatives to the plot. Filming took place partly on location at the Gothic mansion of Sheffield Park in Sussex, with additional shoots occurring at Shepperton Studios in Surrey. Shot in CinemaScope," The Innocents" incorporated bold minimal lighting as well as deep focus, employed by cinematographer Freddie Francis to achieve a distinctive—and sometimes claustrophobic—atmosphere. The film also pioneered the use of synthesised electronic sound created by Daphne Oram. " The Innocents" received international distribution from the American film studio 20th Century Fox, and received its London premiere on 24 November 1961. It was released in the United States the following month on 15 December in Los Angeles and Christmas Day in New York City. The psychological underpinnings of the film's screenplay have resulted in it being the subject of numerous critical and scholarly essays, particularly in the area of film theory. Of the various film adaptations of James's work," The Innocents" has received the most critical debate. It was selected by" The Guardian" as one of the 25 best horror films ever made. <SEP> Lupino Lane( 16 June 1892 – 10 November 1959) was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous Lupino family, which eventually included his cousin, the screenwriter/ director/ actress Ida Lupino. Lane started out as a child performer, known as' Little Nipper', and went on to appear in a wide range of theatrical, music hall and film performances. Increasingly celebrated for his silent comedy short subjects, he is best known in the United Kingdom for playing Bill Snibson in the play and film" Me and My Girl", which popularized the song and dance routine" The Lambeth Walk". <SEP> Arthur John Maude (23 July 1880 – 9 January 1950) was an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. <SEP> The Innocents of Chicago is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Henry Kendall, Binnie Barnes and Margot Grahame. <SEP> It was based on the 1854 play" The Courier of Lyons" by Charles Reade and was also released under the alternative title Courrier de Lyon. The story is based on the Courrier de Lyon case. Filmed in 1930, it was to be leading actor John Martin- Harvey's only sound film. The Lyons Mail is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Arthur Maude and starring John Martin Harvey, Norah Baring, and Ben Webster. <SEP> The Lyons Mail is a 1916 British silent film based on the 1854 play" The Courier of Lyons" by Charles Reade, a very popular stage work of the Victorian era. A respectable French gentleman is mistaken for his doppelganger, a notorious highwaymen. It was made by the Ideal Film Company, one of the leading British silent film studios. It should not be confused with a later sound version" The Lyons Mail" released in 1931 by Twickenham Studios. It was released in the United States in 1919.