![]() Fans of the tragic event will certainly enjoy this documentary that shines a light on some new topics without having to repeat too many stories. Also, Ballard takes a look at the various damage being down to the ship by those who are taking subs to it, landing on it and doing damage not only to the ship but also stealing items that are down there for the black market. The first is to track down family members of the Guarantee Men, the nine men who had the honor of being on the Titanic and all nine would end up dying on the ship. It was Francis' 13th movie, he went on to appear in more than 150 films.Save the Titanic with Bob Ballard (2012) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Very good documentary has Bob Ballard trying to do two things. ![]() ![]() Dorothy's father is played by English actor Alec B Francis (b 1867) who later played Inspector Ichabod Crane in THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, the role taken by Johnny Depp in Burton's update. The dress she wears in the film's flash-backs is that which she wore on board Titanic the night of the tragedy. ![]() What is incredible is that the actress Dorothy Gibson, basically playing herself, WAS actually on board the TITANIC when it foundered just a month earlier. The story is that of a young girl Dorothy who survived the sinking and her retelling of the tragedy to her parents. Running for just 9 minutes and 56 seconds, this one reeler was made by Etienne Arnaud who later that year made one of six subsequent versions of THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (re-filmed most recently by Tim Burton in 2000) ![]() Presumed now lost.I actually saw some stills from this very early flick many years ago during a long-forgotten British TV documentary made even some years before A NIGHT TO REMEMBER. ![]()
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