, ▁and ▁one ▁short ▁film ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁sound - on - film ▁process ▁Ph on of il m . ▁This ▁short , ▁also ▁featuring ▁Thomas ▁Me igh an ▁and ▁Henri ▁de ▁la ▁F ala ise , ▁was ▁produced ▁as ▁a ▁jo ke , ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁" L amb s ' ▁G amb ol " ▁for ▁The ▁Lamb s , ▁with ▁the ▁film ▁showing ▁Sw anson ▁crash ing ▁the ▁all - male ▁club . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁talk ies , ▁D wan ▁directed ▁child - star ▁Sh ir ley ▁Temple ▁in ▁He idi ▁( 1 9 3 7 ) ▁and ▁Reb e cca ▁of ▁Sun ny bro ok ▁Farm ▁( 1 9 3 8 ). ▁ ▁D wan ▁helped ▁launch ▁the ▁career ▁of ▁two ▁other ▁successful ▁Hollywood ▁direct ors , ▁Victor ▁F lem ing , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁direct ▁The ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z ▁and ▁G one ▁With ▁the ▁Wind , ▁and ▁Marshall ▁Neil an , ▁who ▁became ▁an ▁actor , ▁director , ▁writer ▁and ▁producer . ▁Over ▁a ▁long ▁career ▁sp anning ▁almost ▁ 5 0 ▁years , ▁D wan ▁directed ▁ 1 2 5 ▁motion ▁pictures , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁highly ▁acc laimed , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁box ▁office ▁hit , ▁S ands ▁of ▁I wo ▁J ima . ▁He ▁directed ▁his ▁last ▁movie ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles