I watched the 1958 film A Night To Remember again last night.
The film stars Kenneth Moore as 2nd Officer Charles Lightoller and in my humble opinion, it is the very best dramatic film made on the subject of the Titanic. I can vividly remember watching this movie with my father back in the mid-1960's when it was televised for the first time.
It was my father who kindled my interest in the Titanic.
After watching this film with him, he took me, as a young lad, to the library and helped me check out books on the Titanic, including Walter Lord's, A Night To Remember.
Obviously there were many heroes on that fateful evening, but 2nd Officer Lightoller truly does stand out as a man who kept a cool head and did his duty throughout the events of that night.
His own account of being sucked under against a ventilation grate and the being blown free after a blast of hot air from deep within the ship is remarkable in and of itself.
The fact that he went on to organize and save others clinging to collapsible B is a testament to his cool head and ability to think and act under pressure.
If you've never seen this film, I highly recommend it.
Lightoller is a man I would have loved to sit down and have a beer and a conversation with.
The film stars Kenneth Moore as 2nd Officer Charles Lightoller and in my humble opinion, it is the very best dramatic film made on the subject of the Titanic. I can vividly remember watching this movie with my father back in the mid-1960's when it was televised for the first time.
It was my father who kindled my interest in the Titanic.
After watching this film with him, he took me, as a young lad, to the library and helped me check out books on the Titanic, including Walter Lord's, A Night To Remember.
Obviously there were many heroes on that fateful evening, but 2nd Officer Lightoller truly does stand out as a man who kept a cool head and did his duty throughout the events of that night.
His own account of being sucked under against a ventilation grate and the being blown free after a blast of hot air from deep within the ship is remarkable in and of itself.
The fact that he went on to organize and save others clinging to collapsible B is a testament to his cool head and ability to think and act under pressure.
If you've never seen this film, I highly recommend it.
Lightoller is a man I would have loved to sit down and have a beer and a conversation with.