Titanic

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Titanic, 1953.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Titanic, 1953.

Day two of the voyage, Thelma Ritter as the "Molly Brown" character placing a bet, Robert Wagner as "Giff" approaching Barbara Stanwyck as "Mrs. Sturgess," fortuitously reading from A.E. Houseman's A Shropshire Lad, about her daughter, her husband (Clifton Webb) non-plussed, in Titanic, 1953.

Just rough Arctic ice to begin, and a buoyant iceberg, before the credits and a quick tour of the interior of the ship, in the Barbara Stanwyck-Clifton Webb-Robert Wagner version of Titanic, 1953, from 20th Century Fox.

Quick survey of passengers, starting with Miss Stanwyck as fictional "Julia Sturgess" and ending with Clifton Webb as her husband, others including Frances Bergen, Richard Basehart and Thelma Ritter as the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown figure, departing Cherbourg, April 10, 1912, in Titanic, 1953.

Director Jean Negulesco recreates 11:40 P.M., April 15, 1912 in the North Atlantic, Barry Bernard as the officer on duty, Brian Aherne the captain, Clifton Webb, Thelma Ritter, Richard Basehart among passengers taking note, in 20th Century Fox's Titanic, 1953.