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On April the 14th, 1912, the world would be changed forever.

The greatest ship of its time and man's monument to technological achievement,

the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic would sail into the lexicon of history.

At 11.46 p.m. aboard the ship, the lookout signaled the bridge and called

out to the officer of the watch, iceberg right ahead.

The first officer, William Murdock, immediately ordered the quartermaster at

the wheel to put harder starboard and at the same time to reverse the engines.

This was a fateful decision.

Moments later, the Titanic struck the iceberg and foundered in a little more

than two hours.

There were 2,223 souls on board.

Only 706 would survive.

Countless lives would be changed by the disaster as the tragedy touched the

hearts of people around the world.

No other historical event would inspire so many books and films.

What you are about to see is an early black and white film produced in Great

Britain in 1929.

It was originally called The Atlantic and was based on a play called The Burg

by Ernest Raymond.

The screenplay was adapted by Victor Kendall and directed by E. A. DuPont.

The film stars Franklin Dial, Madeleine Carroll, Monty Banks, John Stewart, John

Longdon, and Elaine Terris.

This film, which has been digitally remastered, was produced just 17 years

after the disaster, and it offers a rare and fascinating point of view.

So now, the 1929 film of the Titanic.

Yes, give me another double. Yes.

Give me my card, dear. Oh, I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Anna, wait.

What will I do?

Oh, I should come in.

Yes. Yes, I'm coming in.

Speak out, Steve.

What a lovely night.

Sandy!

Shut that window, confound you.

In 30 seconds, the place will be like a nice house.

Ooh.

11 o'clock, and all's well.

In peace, good people all.

Sir?

Listen.

If anybody asks you anything, if you hear any talk, you know what I mean,

be careful.

I don't want my passengers needlessly worried.

Understand? Yes, sir.

All right.

Well, I think I'm one enough to buy myself a drink. Yes, indeed.

Excuse me then.

Good evening, Monica.

Good evening, Mr. Roo. Good evening, Padre. Good evening.

Good evening, Padre. Good evening.

Oh, Mr. Roo.

Monica and I wondered if you and Mrs. Roo would join us at a party in the

restaurant tomorrow night.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, but the Padre's coming.

Certainly. And Major Boldy. I shall be there for the chicken. And Dandy.

Present. And all the Tate Huses.

Aren't they, Mr. Tate Hughes?

Of course they are.

In fact, all who made up our particular little circle on this ship.

It's going to be a ship's that part in the night supper.

We're the ships that part in the night.

Only a signal shows.

Then darkness again.

And silence.

And all that wrong.

Yes, yes.

It's a beautiful idea.

Beautiful.

Charming. Quite charming.

But, uh, please leave me out of it. Oh, no.

I'm a creature of habits. I like my usual dinner.

I get quite irritable when I'm moved about.

Oh, but it will be.

If you want to know, it just happened that it will be the anniversary of our

marriage. The anniversary?

Well, not exactly the anniversary, but it will be four months since the

wedding.

So you must...

It's awfully difficult to believe that you're me, Mr. Ruse.

I've heard such a lot about you, but I never expected that I should ever meet

you and be asking you to supper.

You know, they wouldn't let us read your books at school.

Oh,

wouldn't they?

Why?

Because they said you were dangerous.

Oh.

And have you read them since?

No, but I shall now.

Oh, you shall now.

Now that I know what they're about.

And what are they about?

You make fun of everything everybody else thinks

beautiful.

Isn't that right?

Maybe.

That reminds me of little Mary.

You know little Mary? No.

You know Mary Dugan? Oh, quite so. That's right. You know little Mary,

don't you? Of course.

Well, when she was standing there, and Dr.

Smith came along.

You know Dr. Smith, little fellow?

No, no. You know Dr.

Smith.

I'm going out.

Good night, everybody.

Good night. Good night, Mrs. Ruhl. Good night, Monica.

Give me a slow gin quick.

A slow gin quick, sir.

Oh, you never understand anything I say, do you?

Well, hardly, sir.

Well, you got slow gin, haven't you?

Yes, sir. All right, give it to me quick. Right.

Now, see that?

I am.

See what?

Only the lovely Mrs. Lily in a stealthy

and unnoticed parking followed.

by the stealthy and unnoticed departure of our friend, Tate Hughes.

Oh, I see what you mean.

He means that Mr.

Tate Hughes has no business to follow.

Seeing that he has Mrs. Tate Hughes and his daughter Betty on board. That's it,

that's it. On the contrary. If there's one thing that entitles him to seek for

a reasonable consolation, it's that.

Oh, I think you're all being horrid.

I think he's rather a lad.

And I quite agree.

He's adorable.

And so... Please, please.

Good evening.

Good evening.

What chair, Lancaster?

Evening, sir.

What about the little pot?

Oh, thanks very much. I should like one. It's terribly cold outside, but against

orders.

I say, what about that rumor I heard at dinner?

Rumor? What rumor?

That we're in the neighborhood of icebergs?

You know, I wonder who sets these rumors afloat.

Really true?

You're dodging.

I hope it is.

I've never seen a cruising iceberg.

Oh, you wouldn't see one tonight, even if there were any about.

Why not?

It's the clearest night I've ever seen.

And the ocean's like a mirror. Ah, that's just the reason. This flat calm.

Usually, on the calmest nights in the Atlantic, there's a swell.

And you can't see a growler unless there's a swell.

A growler?

What deduces a growler?

Well, a growler is a large berg whose part

above water is mostly melted, so that its surface is awash.

That clear?

How funny.

In other words, you wouldn't see a growler unless there were breakers, and

there are no breakers without a swell.

You might see what we call iceblink.

Iceblink is, well, birds have a blue side and a white side.

And the white side sways in the water now and then and throws back the light

of the stars.

Oh, how beautiful that must be.

But aren't they all black-eyed sometimes?

They must be difficult to see then.

We've got good eyes watching for him.

So, you can sleep quite happily in your bunks. I say, I say,

I've just seen a white lion on the horizon.

I'm certain.

Oh, don't be an ass-dandy.

It's a night glow.

It's a whiskey glow, I expect.

Why? Whiskey glow?

Stuart. Sir.

Give me a whiskey glow.

This one is a whiskey glow. What's that, sir? That's the reflection of whiskey

inside of a bottle.

I understand. Well, it's nothing important, whatever it is. If anything

loomed ahead of interest to us... you would hear three bells from the lookout.

Thank you. Now we know where we are. And if you waited for that, you'd probably

sit up all night.

Good night, all. Good night.

But I'm not going to do that.

Appoint us.

Have you any idea where Mr. Pacehughes is?

Have you seen him?

I, uh... I, uh...

I, uh...

The temperature has dropped two degrees or more in the last few minutes.

How on earth can you tell that?

Sometimes we people who are confined to our chairs are as good as a barometer.

Well, I didn't notice it. No.

You must have a system of sensual heating in you by this time.

What?

See you later.

Why the devil have you been such a long time, Pointer?

Well, sir, there was some talk in the servants' saloon about these here

icebergs. And I hoped that I might catch a sight of one of them, sir.

And did you?

No, sir.

There was nothing as far as the eye could see.

But then,

when I come in, sir...

I was detained by Mrs.

Tate-Hughes and Miss Betty.

It seems they were looking for Mr.

Tate-Hughes, sir.

And they asked me personally to give him a message saying that he was wanted

urgently. Well, he's not here, as you can see.

I know he's not, sir.

But I do know where he is.

Well, why not give him a message?

Oh, well, that would be a shade awkward, sir.

Awkward? Why?

Because when I was walking on the deck, sir, out behind

aft, I think they call it, sir, I see Mr.

Tate Hughes in a secluded nook.

And he was not...

Exactly alone, sir.

Had a companion, had he?

I should call her more than a companion, if I may say so, sir.

A lady, was it?

What lady?

I couldn't exactly see, sir.

Has Harry been here tonight?

Oh, he was here, Mrs. Tate-Hughes, but he left about half an hour ago.

Was... Was anyone with him?

No.

Have you any idea where he went?

Oh, I... I didn't notice.

Perhaps he'll come back here later.

Is there anything I can do for you?

There's only one man that can do anything.

That's father.

Betty, hush, please. I won't hush.

Father, can't you find my father?

Tell him he's making my mother ill.

Ill?

Uh, how?

You know.

Everyone knows.

He's a brute. Oh, he isn't that, Betty. He's not that. He is.

He cares nothing for my mother's feelings.

Nor for mine either.

No father in the world would behave like this.

I'll never speak to him again.

Mother.

Thank heaven.

This voyage is nearly over.

Rebellion.

Obstruction ahead, sir.

Engine dead slow.

Engine dead slow.

Yes, I do, though.

It means that the lookout man in the crow's nest has sighted something in the

distance.

He may have rather seen an ice field on the horizon, or perhaps it's the light

of another ship.

Maybe I can find out.

Did you feel that?

That's all.

Why, yes.

I did.

Did you notice it?

I believe we've touched something.

By Jove, that was a pretty close shave. We must have grazed that berg. Did you

see it? Did I see it?

It's as big as the Rock of Gibraltar.

And unless I'm very much mistaken, we've tickled its toes.

I'm quite sure we have.

It hasn't injured the ship, has it? Oh, no, no, no. Good Lord, no.

This ship's unthinkable.

More likely we've given that bird a twinge of the gulp.

Engines at stop.

Engines at stop, sir.

Water's rising rapidly in the engine room, sir.

Vardy, close the watertight doors.

Close the watertight doors, sir. Blow the fires.

Blow the fires.

Blow the fires.

Blow the fires.

Man the emergency dynamo.

But how extraordinary.

Some people make this passage year after year without seeing even enough ice to

put in a cocktail.

And here are we, meeting a real bird the very first time.

Aren't we lucky?

Is there anything wrong?

Wrong? What should be wrong?

Wrong?

No, of course nothing's wrong.

Except that my nerves have gone all to pieces.

That's all.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand.

What do you mean?

Is there anything I can do?

I don't know whether you've noticed it, but the engines have stopped.

The engines have stopped?

Yes.

They have.

I can't hear them.

So they have.

Oh, I suppose they've knocked off to have one before closing time.

And now, gentlemen, you know the situation.

All hands on deck.

Every man to his station.

Tone the emergency alarm.

Man the light bolts.

Women and children first.

Shake hands with them.

Thank you.

That's the four horn, isn't it? No.

No, it's a different tongue.

It's the deuce of a rattle anyhow.

Maybe we're running into a four.

But what's that bell ringing for?

That's for church.

Oh, really, really?

Sorry, Father, sorry.

Sounds odd. What's the matter?

The wife sent me up to find out. The wife?

How he loves to fish. The wife?

No, joking apart.

Has anything happened?

Excuse me, sir, but what is the matter?

My master sent me up to sea.

Oh, it's nothing.

We are near an ice field and grazed a chunk of a bird.

Tell me about it, Joe.

I should like to have a large bit of it in a drink.

Open the door.

Have you got your life belts, madam?

Just a moment, please.

Excuse me, sir.

If you don't mind...

Please.

You'd better wrap up warmly, madam.

Oh, now, don't worry.

Tell your wife that you'll leave her alone.

The whole thing will be settled in half an hour or so.

What's the matter?

What are they

saying?

Please! What's the matter? What is it? What is it?

Now, ladies, gentlemen, don't get excited. I'll explain everything. But

the ladies, I don't... The proof.

We have a right to know the proof.

There is no need for alarm.

This is merely a precautionary measure.

Precautionary measure? Look, my dear man, you can't tell me this is a

precautionary measure. You take us for a lot of children. I assure you it is. We

all will take these precautions.

Don't you come along quickly, please. But... Listen.

Thanks heaven.

That terrible bell has stopped.

After all, that's the captain only wants you to go on a little excursion.

To the end of the pier and back? There in the pier.

Well, it's only a question of laying off the ship for a few hours, and our orders

are to see how quickly it can be done.

Why, you'll all probably be safely in your warm bunks before dawn.

You take your wife, sir. And Mrs. Tate-Hughes and Miss Betty, if you'll go

to your rooms and wrap up warmly, I'll take you on deck. You're... you're sure

it's all right, sir? It's quite all right, yes.

Gretel, on around to the right, please.

Come on, Dandy.

This is going to be much more amusing than poker.

I think so, too.

Let's have a good time. Yes.

You're coming, too, Padre.

Please.

Lanchester.

Yes, Father?

Lanchester, are you fooling these people?

Is it really serious?

You must tell me.

It's nothing.

I don't believe you, Lanchester.

I've a right to know.

Is it?

Who can say?

Thanks. Leave me here.

I'm only in the way, young Dick.

At least 150 people so far have fallen over my chair.

Fifteen of them have cursed me.

Besides, the whole thing's too damn silly.

Then you do not believe it to be really serious, sir? No, of course not.

This ship is no more likely to sink than St. Paul's Cathedral.

Although they're always mucking about with that.

Sheila Demetrius has a warm coat.

And she's to get her life belt on the right way up.

Which is the right way up, sir?

Idiot. There are a thousand people with them on. Look and see.

Certainly, sir.

There seem to be a great number of people, sir, wearing them in different

ways.

Oh, ask the steward.

Yes, sir.

But the stewards seem to be a shade impatient and unsavoury just for

the moment, sir.

Yes, sir. Yes, certainly I will venture to talk to one.

Certainly.

Any more ladies here?

Any more ladies, please?

It's you with the rope.

Hello, Lanchester.

A nice crowd of officers you are, rattling the whole ship like this.

You've destroyed the proud faith I had in the calm of sailors when faced by an

emergency.

It was one of my very last.

romantic delusions I want to

know sir if I can get you into a boat straight away

there is enough passenger room we believe for all the women and children

if they are packed pretty closely there may be room

for a handful of men

Me?

Why me?

Well, sir, this is no time for mincing matters.

You can't look after yourself like any other man on the ship.

Why, you talk as though it were damn serious.

Three hours.

Please don't let this get about, sir.

I have to tell you.

If the real truth were known, nothing could stop a panic.

It will be bad enough as it is.

Are you going, Lanchester?

I haven't had the luck to be ordered to the charge of a boat yet, sir.

But if I am, I shall go.

If not, I shall obey orders, I suppose.

What is the exact position?

Have those in the boats any reasonable chance of being saved?

Those in the boats? will be saved to a man if they can keep out the cold.

Several ships have answered our wireless.

They should be here early in the morning.

They will pick up all in the boats.

And the others?

Those who remain on board?

They are equally certain to be.

No! No!

Steady.

See it through, old man.

I'm alright now.

You see, Dandy, you and I know the truth.

And the knowledge is a great responsibility.

I... I'm all right, you.

I'm quite all right.

Good lad.

Don't forget, Dandy, those words of Henley.

I am the master of my fate.

And the captain of my soul.

You know it, eh?

Very well.

And then we'll have another one.

And then we'll have another one.

And then we'll have another one. And then we'll have another one. And then

we'll have another one. And then we'll have another one. And then we'll have

another one. And then we'll have another one. And then we'll have another one.

And then we'll have

another

one.

Never mind.

I'll fix it up.

We'll just have another one and then... And then...

And then... Dammit, all the devil's clothes.

It's all right. I've got it. It's all right now. You're all right? Yes, here

we are. Look after your head. We'll just have another one and then... And

then... And then...

We'll just have another one, and then... There we are.

Now then, Dandy, I'm going to mix you this very super cocktail.

Now, um... Now, we shall want, uh... want a lemon.

Oh, he's a nice fellow.

And some eggs.

Eggs.

And then we don't want any eggs.

Well, I'm afraid we are done, Dandy.

Come on.

We shall have to fall back on the good old cots whiskey, eh?

I rather like that.

Good. Here we are.

There we are.

Good luck. Huh?

Oh?

There we are.

No, no, no, for heaven's sake, you can't have any soda.

Why not?

Well, you know what it means.

No. That's poison to a man in your state.

Oh, it doesn't make any...

difference to a man in my position?

Come on, get outside that.

We were drunk

last night. We were drunk the night before.

We're going to get drunk tonight.

You know,

I know.

Dandy told me.

You're one of the lucky ones.

Others don't.

Unpleasant, isn't it?

Come on, Dandy.

You can't go on looking like this.

Better have another drink.

No, thank you.

Dandy's got it badly.

I know.

It's natural to be afraid.

And it would be cowardly to pretend that we are not.

Admit, I've got it too.

I'm lucky.

I couldn't look right if I tried.

I suppose there's nothing else to do.

Wait.

What was it that fellow said?

Three hours, was it?

Less now.

Come along,

Monica, darling.

There's nothing to worry about.

The ship's perfectly safe.

I know there's something wrong.

They're calling for help. That's what they're doing.

They're not sending me away on a boat and keeping you back, are they?

Are they?

No. Of course not, darling.

Sorry. The ship isn't sinking, is it?

Of course not.

Don't be silly.

Look at Mr. Rule, sitting in his chair, as if he were in his library.

Major Boldy having a drink, as if it were any day of the week.

Monica!

Does that sound like a sinking ship?

Monica, we're all a bit upset with this schmuck.

Come and have something to warm you before you go on your little trip round

the lake.

Young fellow, come here.

I want to speak to you.

You must get your wife into the boat as soon as possible.

Of course.

That's what I tell her. But I can't make her. You must make her.

You will follow her into the boat. Anything.

Anything.

Monica.

Come along, darling.

Mr. Rooney's right.

There's really nothing to be afraid of.

his honor.

Everything is alright.

life.

Hello, Tate Hughes.

Seen your women off?

No, I haven't.

Neither wife nor daughter will go.

A wife won't leave her luggage, nor the dresses she bought in Paris.

Betty's merely rude.

Better make them go.

I can't.

They won't listen to me.

They're happy about something.

Mrs. Lilly?

Something like that.

Anyhow, if you still love your wife and daughter,

You'd better get them to the boats without delay.

Why?

The ship's quite safe.

Oh, yes.

For a couple of hours.

For a... For a couple of... What do you mean?

I mean what I say.

You mean he'll sink?

So Lanchester told me.

God.

Betty.

Little Betty.

What am I to do?

I must get them off.

Tell them the truth?

No.

Be quiet and easy with them.

Use your influence to make them go, that's all.

I've lost my influence.

I... They've turned against me.

What am I to do?

Blum, for God's sake, help me.

Bring them here.

Perhaps some of us can persuade them.

to give way to panic so long as the ship's perfectly taped.

I'm not going to move for anyone.

Do what your father tells you, child.

Father. Your father.

Betty,

you little fool.

He's trying to save your life.

You saved my life?

What do you mean?

The ship that you thought so safe... ...will sink in about two

hours.

Mr. Woo! Good God!

Mother!

And the measure of your father's love is... ...that he hasn't told you.

Daddy! It's not true.

Daddy, it can't be true.

I'm afraid it is, Lara.

But you must come too.

You must come.

I can't, my dear.

I would if I could.

She can't.

She can't.

He can't, Mr. Rule.

If he did, they would shoot him.

What are you talking about, boy?

If he tried to get into the boat, they would shoot him.

Like this.

One, two, shoot him.

Just like that.

It just happened.

I've seen it.

I've seen it!

Take use.

Better go quickly.

You see what's going on here.

All right.

Come along, Clara.

Come, Betty.

I shall never know.

Two hours ago, I was dancing with her.

An hour ago, she was here.

Here is the very spot.

Don't you understand?

She... She has a child coming, sir.

I didn't know.

I know now.

I've heard everything.

I'm sorry, sir, but I did my best to try and persuade her to leave, but...

John, John.

Unless you go too, I won't go. Oh, dear.

The boy, Alice.

He's... Alice.

Monica's gone.

Maybe you can comfort him.

Poor boy.

Laurie.

Laurie.

My boy.

That's the natural comfort now.

There is nothing else.

Oh, Mrs. Rule.

I've been looking for you everywhere.

Nearly all the boats have gone. The last ones are just getting ready.

Oh, please, come quickly.

It's your last chance, you know.

Ken, can you take my husband too?

Yes, I'll try. But come at once.

And you needn't be so particular now, Mr. Rule. The last boats got away with a

few men in them. But there are still some women on board, aren't there? You

said so yourself.

Yes, there are some.

When they heard the truth, they refused to leave their own folks. You see,

darling.

Make a bid for it.

John.

Good.

Well, point up.

I've decided to go up rolling.

Don't be alarmed, don't be alarmed.

It's merely a... It's merely a...

It's no use, Alice.

I'm not going. But you promised. No, no, I can't go.

Kathy, you do not... Polite, polite. You've got a chance to talk with the

room. Please leave my chair alone. Can't you see? Alice, for the last time, will

you go? I've made up my mind, John, definitely.

Don't, don't ask me again.

Then, then, just...

Will you do me a favor? Certainly, sir. Take that boy. Larry, come here.

There's a chance for you to get in a boat. Now, hurry.

No, sir.

Not while Mrs. Rule is here. Then, Alice, will you go with him?

Lanchester will try for the both of you. Oh, I don't want to go. I don't want to

go now.

Then, for my sake, Lanchester, or for Mrs. Rule's sake, Larry, take the boy

alone. I can't go, sir. Oh, you young fool.

Don't waste time like this. It's not of you I'm thinking.

It's Monica.

It's right, it's right, Lanchester.

I'm an old man with my body already broken.

Well, he has his life before him. And Monica, and there's a child coming.

We must save as much as we can.

I don't want to go now, sir.

Monica's safe.

That's all that matters.

I feel as if, as if I've lost touch.

Oh, but my dear boy. I forget what she's like.

Something's coming over me.

I... I... Good God.

Who are you?

Who are you?

Oh, he's only fainted.

We gave him too great a struggle between his heart and his will. And he seems so

strong and active and manly. There's nothing unmanly in suffering more than

the body can bear.

Pointer. Can you get him some brandy? No, no, no. Take him. Take him as he is.

It's splendid.

Why, he's even now more helpless than I am. And on your own showing, Lancaster,

he should have the preference in the boat.

Appoint her. Do me the last of many good services by escorting this young

gentleman to his carriage, eh? Let me see.

Ah, God bless you, Lloyd.

Go with your wife and your child.

Mr. Lancaster, would you give me a hand? Take this, Mrs. Ruth, please.

What a joy for little Monica tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow morning.

Laurie goes to a fine life.

Finer than he could ever hope it to be.

If this bird had never appeared, Monica will never forget that once he put

her into safety,

He stood back himself.

She'll tell her children.

And he'll be a hero for the rest of his life.

It's damn funny.

We did a little bit of creation in that moment, haven't we? I understand what

you mean, dear.

Yes.

That's right.

Pointer's a good fellow.

I'm glad I stayed.

Well, I'm glad you stayed, dear.

Welcome, mate.

Oh, Santarion!

I hope they get all the women off.

Ah, well, we shall see.

Aye, Peter like us.

We'll have a chance when we go down. We might get out of it. You never know.

It's not much, though, to be afraid.

Might as well.

Clear of the ship.

It is every man for himself.

Get up on deck now.

It's every man for himself.

Say, listen, fellows.

You can all be first class for once in your lives.

Name your drinks.

Ready!

It's perfectly all right.

Let's all get drunk.

So when the time comes, we won't know what's happened.

No, no, Gandhi, don't do that.

Really, I wouldn't.

There's a bottle of Irish for you.

Give that fellow that bottle, will you?

Good old Brixton.

That's the idea, fellows.

Come

on,

Bill.

Come on, come on, put yourself together.

There you are, sir.

Hey!

What's the good of fooling around like a flock of damn sheep?

Who's game for a hand of poker?

Boyan! I haven't got the cash to spare.

Don't bother about that.

This is not my...

You've been a lot of fools.

You can't take this money with you to heaven or hell, can you?

Have you thought of that?

If you haven't thought much more in your life, think of it now and think damn

hard.

My God!

I can't stand this any longer.

Another little thing, another little thing, another little thing, won't do.

Thank you, sir.

Sir, you are no longer under my orders,

but I am still under your orders, sir.

See?

Do you think

you could make the last boat?

Then...

the child would be saved, even if there wasn't room

for you.

I understand, sir.

Goodbye, Manchester.

Good luck.

And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that

trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation but

deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, the power

and the glory.