question: Did William C. McGann or Nicholas Hytner produce a film first?
answer: William C. McGann
context: Title: A Shot in the Dark (1941 film)
  Passage: A Shot in the Dark is a 1941 American drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by M. Coates Webster, starring William Lundigan, Nan Wynn, and Ricardo Cortez.  It was released by Warner Bros. on April 5, 1941.  The film was based on the short story "No Hard Feelings" by Frederick Nebel in the "Black Mask" magazine.  The movie is also a remake of the Torchy Blane film "Smart Blonde" (1937).
  Title: Hot Money (film)
  Passage: Hot Money is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by William Jacobs.  The film stars Ross Alexander, Beverly Roberts, Joseph Cawthorn, Paul Graetz, Andrew Tombes and Cy Kendall.  The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 18, 1936.
  Title: People (play)
  Passage: People is a play by the English playwright Alan Bennett.  Dealing with the travails of a crumbling stately home and its ageing owner, the play premièred at the National Theatre in 2012.  The production, directed by long-time Bennett collaborator Nicholas Hytner, featured Frances de la Tour, Nicholas le Prevost, Peter Egan and Linda Bassett.  It received widespread acclaim from London's theatre critics.  It toured the UK in 2013 with a cast including Siân Phillips, Brigit Forsyth and Selina Cadell.
  Title: Nicholas Hytner
  Passage: Sir Nicholas Robert Hytner (born 7 May 1956) is an English theatre director, film director, and film producer.  He was previously the Artistic Director of London's National Theatre.  His major successes while director include "Miss Saigon", "The History Boys" and "One Man, Two Guvnors".
  Title: Marry the Girl (1937 film)
  Passage: Marry the Girl is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by William C. McGann.  The 68 minute film, set at a newspaper syndicate, was written by Sig Herzig and Pat C. Flick, shot by cinematographer Arthur L. Todd, and was produced by Bryan Foy and Jack L. Warner under the Warner Bros. banner.
  Title: William C. Morris Award
  Passage: The William C. Morris YA Debut Award is an annual award given to a work of young adult literature by a "first-time author writing for teens".  It is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).  It was named for twentieth-century American publisher William C. Morris (born 1928 or 1929 and raised up in Eagle Pass, Texas, died Sept 28, 2003 in Manhattan), whom YALSA calls an innovator and "an influential innovator in the publishing world and an advocate for marketing books for children and young adults".  The award is funded by the William C. Morris Endowment, established in 2000 and activated in 2003 with a bequest of $400,000 from the Morris estate.  Morris gave the money to ALA to fund programs, publications, events, or awards in promotion of children's literature.  In addition to being a member of ALA, Morris was the first recipient of its Distinguished Service Award in 1992.  The shortlist for the first award was announced on December 8, 2008, and the winner was announced on January 26, 2009, at the ALA's midwinter meeting.
  Title: William C. McGann
  Passage: William C. McGann (April 15, 1893 – November 15, 1977) was an American film director.  He directed 52 films between 1930 and 1940.  He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.
  Title: Everybody's Hobby
  Passage: Everybody's Hobby is a 1939 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by Kenneth Gamet and William W. Brockway.  The film stars Irene Rich, Henry O'Neill, Jackie Moran, Aldrich Bowker, Jean Sharon, John Ridgely and Peggy Stewart.  The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 26, 1939.
  Title: Man of Iron (1935 film)
  Passage: Man of Iron is a 1935 American drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by William Wister Haines.  The film stars Barton MacLane, Mary Astor, John Eldredge, Dorothy Peterson, Joseph Crehan and Craig Reynolds.  The film was released by Warner Bros. on December 21, 1935.
  Title: Pride of the Blue Grass (1939 film)
  Passage: Pride of the Blue Grass is a 1939 American drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by Vincent Sherman.  The film stars Edith Fellows, James McCallion, Granville Bates, Aldrich Bowker, Arthur Loft and William Hopper.  The film was based on an actual 15-year-old blind horse, Elmer Gantry, who was co-billed as a star and played himself.  Gantry was bought and trained as a show horse by wrangler Eleanor Getzendaner but became blind at the age of 13 following two years of experiencing periodic opthalmia, after which she patiently trained him to jump.
citations: Nicholas Hytner William C. McGann