A Night to Remember

I name this ship...

Titanic.

May God bless her...

and all who sail in her.

- Hip! Hip! - Hooray!

Listen to this, Sylvia.

"The new White Star liner R.M.S. Titanic is the largest vessel in the world.

It is not only in size, but also in the luxury of her appointments...

that the Titanic takes first place among the big steamers of the world.

By the provision of Vinolia Otto Toilet Soap for her first-class passengers...

the Titanic also leads...

as offering a higher standard of toilet luxury and comfort at sea."

Let me see.

For the first class passengers, mark you.

- The rest don't wash, of course. -

Excuse me, sir, but are you a foreigner?

- Me? - Or a radical perhaps?

I ask because my wife and I find your sneering remarks in bad taste.

What's that?

Let those who wish to belittle their country's achievements do so in private.

Every Britisher is proud of the unsinkable Titanic.

- Yes, indeed. - I'm sure my husband would agree with you.

He's going to join the Titanic as her second officer.

I, uh - I apologize.

A misunderstanding, of course.

Oh, of course, madam. Soap is no laughing matter.

It was the suggestion of criticism.

Of the advertisement, sir, not the ship.

Uh, quite so.

You're joining her at Liverpool, I take it?

No, sir, Belfast. Then we sail down to Southampton.

Ah, how I envy you. The newspapers say she's a veritable floating city.

Symbol of progress...

of man's final victory over nature and the elements.

- 800 cases shelled walnuts, Titanic. - Yes.

- 3,000 dozen fresh eggs, Titanic. - Yes.

- It's all Titanic this. - All Titanic.

250 five-pound jars Beluga caviar.

- - 2,000 pounds ofjam, greengage.

Definitely not the veal.

But we'll take the rest, subject to inspection.

Good-bye.

The final passenger list for the Titanic, sir.

- How many first class? - Three hundred and thirty-two, sir.

Two hundred and seventy-six, second. Seven hundred and eight, steerage.

- Total with crew? - Two thousand, two hundred and eight, sir.

More than half the steerage join at Cherbourg and Queenstown.

There we are. That's eight wardrobe trunks, 10 suitcases.

Eighteen pieces in all.

- They're ready. - Mm-hmm.

- All ready, sir. - Thank you.

Well, good-bye, sir. I hope you have a pleasant journey.

Thank you very much.

- Are you sure you're warm enough? - Yes, thank you.

All right, Perkins.

Now, children, here they come.

Show Sir Richard and Her Ladyship how much we respect them.

- Hooray! -

Hooray!

- - Hooray!

Hooray!

- Who are they? - The workhouse kids.

Making sure of their Christmas turkey from the home farm.

Good-bye, darling, good-bye.

You won't forget to write to me, will you?

We'll send you a wireless from the ship.

Oh, do take care of my little one.

- -

- Well, Godspeed to thee, child. - Thank you, Father.

You'll all come back when your fortunes are made.

We will that, Father.

What will you do with the horse and cart?

I'll sell them in Queenstown before we get on the ship.

Well, get a good price, Tom. They're sharp in Queenstown.

Don't worry, Father. I'll watch me step.

Don't grieve, Mrs. Farrell. It's a wise thing your husband is doing.

- Can I help you up, miss? - Thank you.

That's very kind of you.

- - Hey, wait for me!

Do you think they'll promote you to first officer after this trip, Bertie?

Well, that depends whether they keep old Wilde on or not.

- After all, you were first on the Majestic. - Ah, but that was temporary.

- Don't you mind? - No.

Bill Murdock's the one with his nose out ofjoint this trip.

Ambitious fellow is Bill.

So are you. You know you are.

I'd rather be second in the Titanic than first or even chief in any other ship.

With me, madam, it's the honor of serving the company, and to hell with the pay.

Language!

What would you like me to bring you back from New York?

There's nothing you couldn't buy better or cheaper over here.

Ah, but there is. Garters!

Ladies' silk garters with big frilly bows.

There's a shop on Broadway full of 'em, just in from Paris.

- Blue ones, pink ones, scarlet! -

What's the matter?

The idea of you buying garters with big frilly bows on them.

The idea of you wearing 'em.

Oh-ho! Ooh-la-la!

Now, Bertie, look at the time. It's late.

And you have to get down to the shi -

- Morning, sir. - Good morning, Pilot.

- The engine room wheel has been tested. - Quite a send-off, eh, Captain?

- Yes, sir. Yes, they have. - Thank you, sir.

There should be quite a welcome waiting for us in New York too.

It'll be a proud moment for you, Mr. Chairman.

Oh, and for you, Andrews. You're the man who built her.

You're the one who ought to take the bows. I'm only the office boy.

We should arrive - Uh, let's see.

- Wednesday morning. - We might do better than that.

- Not out for a fast run this trip, are you? - Oh, no, no, no, nothing like that.

She'll do better when the engines have settled down.

Naturally, Captain, you'll use your own judgment.

I'm just an ordinary passenger on this trip.

- Mr. Murdock. - Oh, Andrews.

Get the men to stations and let me know when the gangway's landed.

Aye, aye, sir.

See? Steady as a rock.

- That's remarkable. -

Of course the sea's dead calm at the moment.

All the same, Captain, dead calm or not...

there are lots of other ships that'd be rolling anyway.

That's perfectly true.

As you say, sir, she's as steady as a rock.

- - No, someone must have jogged the table.

So sorry.

- Got any more sugar there? - Yes, sir.

- What is it? - More ice warnings from steamers ahead, sir.

One from the America and another from the Baltic

Hmm.

Mmm. Just south of Cape Race.

Never known pack ice come that far south before, sir.

Been a mild winter up in the Arctic.

This ice must be drifting down on the Labrador current.

Well, our passengers aren't in any hurry.

Wouldn't be with us if they were.

- Messages for the captain. - Oh, very good, Sparks.

- Would you see he gets them right away? - Certainly.

Excuse me, sir. From the wireless room.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Ice warnings from steamers ahead of us.

Excuse me.

- Serious? - Oh, we shall keep a sharp look out.

- - Hear it? That's the Titanic.

What's she saying?

"Best wishes to Joe and Hattie. See you Wednesday. Love, Mina and Bill."

- Private stuff. -

Yes, there must be a lot of money in that ship.

They've been at it for the best part of the day.

Float ice.

"Buy 200,000 Rand.

Market price. Opening Monday."

This chap's spending a fortune.

- What have you got there, Sparks? - Titanic on her maiden voyage, sir.

She's working Cape Race.

- How far away is she? - It's hard to tell.

Signal strength's pretty good.

About 50 miles back, I should think.

- Get this off to all ships, will you. - Yes, sir.

From S.S. Californian. Ice reports.

- Bravo! -

Ah, well, now, that's enough of that. Give us something livelier.

- Give us a jig now, Aloysius! - Ja! Ja!

- - Dance!

- -

Oh, 'tis only a dance. Come on now.

Come on.

Good evening, milady. Sir Richard.

Good evening.

Leadville Johnny they call him.

And he was the best gol-durned gold miner in Colorado.

Fifteen I was when I married him.