Saved From the Titanic
Encyclopedia
Saved From the Titanic is a 1912
silent
motion picture
short starring Dorothy Gibson
, an actual survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
The movie was shot in less than two weeks and in black and white, with color scenes. Reportedly the dress Gibson wore in the movie is the actual dress she was wearing when rescued from the Titanic. In the movie, Gibson boards the ocean liner on the voyage to America. However the Titanic hits an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic, and Gibson boards a lifeboat. The Titanic sinks and Gibson and over 700 people are rescued and sent back to New York. The movie is told in flashbacks and Gibson's movie parents refuse to let her get married to a sailor, but finally agree and give their daughter to the sailor.
The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
where Éclair and other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. Saved From the Titanic is now considered a lost film
with the only prints destroyed in a fire at Éclair Studios
in 1914.
—the scene that depicts Dorothy returning to her parents after she was presumed dead, and the final scene in which her father gives her away in marriage.
1912 in film
The year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
motion picture
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
short starring Dorothy Gibson
Dorothy Gibson
Dorothy Gibson was a pioneering American silent film actress, artist's model and singer active in the early 20th century. She is best remembered as a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.-Early life and career:...
, an actual survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
The movie was shot in less than two weeks and in black and white, with color scenes. Reportedly the dress Gibson wore in the movie is the actual dress she was wearing when rescued from the Titanic. In the movie, Gibson boards the ocean liner on the voyage to America. However the Titanic hits an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic, and Gibson boards a lifeboat. The Titanic sinks and Gibson and over 700 people are rescued and sent back to New York. The movie is told in flashbacks and Gibson's movie parents refuse to let her get married to a sailor, but finally agree and give their daughter to the sailor.
The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
where Éclair and other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. Saved From the Titanic is now considered a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
with the only prints destroyed in a fire at Éclair Studios
Éclair
An éclair is a pastry made with choux dough filled with a cream and topped with icing.The dough, which is the same as that used for profiterole, is piped into an oblong shape with a pastry bag and baked until it is crisp and hollow inside...
in 1914.
Colour
The movie was one of the first to use colour. Although it was filmed in black and white for the most part, two scenes were shot in KinemacolorKinemacolor
Kinemacolor was the first successful color motion picture process, used commercially from 1908 to 1914. It was invented by George Albert Smith of Brighton, England in 1906. He was influenced by the work of William Norman Lascelles Davidson. It was launched by Charles Urban's Urban Trading Co. of...
—the scene that depicts Dorothy returning to her parents after she was presumed dead, and the final scene in which her father gives her away in marriage.
Cast
- Dorothy GibsonDorothy GibsonDorothy Gibson was a pioneering American silent film actress, artist's model and singer active in the early 20th century. She is best remembered as a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.-Early life and career:...
as Miss Dorothy - Alec B. FrancisAlec B. FrancisAlec B. Francis was an English actor, largely of the silent era. He appeared in 241 films between 1911 and 1934.He was born in London and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
as Father - Julia Stuart as Mother
- John G. AdolfiJohn G. AdolfiJohn G. Adolfi was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career.-Biography:...
as Ensign Jack - William R. Dunn as Jack's pal
- Guy OliverGuy OliverGeorge Guy Oliver was an American actor. He appeared in at least 189 silent era motion pictures and 27 talkies in character roles between 1911 and 1931. His obituary gives him credit for at least 600. He directed three movies in 1915.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Oliver began his career as a...
as Jack's pal