I got some INFORMATION on the LOST 1912movie

[Caroline Chavez]

Hi everyone. I have a video myself, called "TITANIC TRADEDY AT SEA" it has two films callind "ECHOES OF TITANIC" & "TITANIC REMEMBERD" Anyhow, on my First tape "ECHOES OF TITANIC" they talk about the lost filmed called "SAVED FROM THE TITANIC" Staring Dorothy Gibbson. It was the first Titanic movie ever filmed just 1month after the sinking. It was shot just in 3weeks, and was Released May, 14, 1912. They say "NO PRINTS OF THIS FILM SURVIVES" So, do they know this for a fact, i sure guess they do. If someone knows that they know this for a fact please Explain in here

HERES SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THE MOVIE:

:CAST:
Dorothy Gibson: as her
ALEX FRANCIS: father
MISS STUART: mother
JACK ADOLFI: ensign jack
WILLIAM DUNN: his pals

: A LITTLE ABOUT DOROTHY:
She was saved on lifeboat #7 at 12:45am. There where only 28people on her lifeboat

I hope this little information was a little useFul to some of you. If not o well

PLEASE POST ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. thank you
-Caroline

 

[Trent Pheifer]

Hey Caroline,

If I remember correctly the only surviving copy that we know of was destroyed in a fire some years back. Sorry I don't have anymore details than that!

-Trent

 

[Caroline Chavez]

Aw well i didnt even know that, haha, thanks. BUT TO OTHERS if you know anymore information please post it

-CAROLINE

 

[Deborah Russes]

This 1912 film...who made it? Was it actually done by one of the old film companies in the silent era? United Artists maybe?

 

[Trent Pheifer]

Hey Deborah,

It was produced by the Eclair Film Company of Fort Lee, NJ...which I believe was the company which Dorothy belonged to. The movie was only ten minutes in length and Dorothy wore the same dress she did when the Titanic sank.

The promo poster reads:

ECLAIR'S EXCLUSIVE EXTRA
A Startling Story of the Seas Greatest Tragedy
By Miss DOROTHY GIBSON, A Survivor
She Is Supported By a Powerful Cast
Six Color and Cold Posters, Herald's Photos
A FILM WITHOUT PARALLEL

Eclair Film Co.
Fort Lee, N. J.

TUESDAY MAY 14​

-Trent

 

[Deborah Russes]

Thank you for the info Trent. I was almost hoping that copies could be found in the depths of a film vault...if it was made by a film company that was either still in existence or at least absorbed by another company that still exists. Is it possible? If not the film, perhaps whichever studio took over the holdings has a poster or a still or something from it.

 

[Deborah Russes]

As an afterthought, was this film something that was shown in one of those nickelodeon machines that were often found on boardwalks way back when? I just thought of that when I remembered that on Main St. in Disneyland there is a place where there are many such nickelodeons. Maybe one of them was the Titanic one.

 

[Trent Pheifer]

I know it was originally shown in regular movie houses. I wonder if they could then transfer it somehow to nickelodeons once it ran it's course at the movie houses? I seem to remember there being a surviving still of the movie and Mr Eaton,I believe, owns a copy of the poster.

-Trent

 

[Trent Pheifer]

I went to the official site for the movie industry in Fort Lee, NJ...which seems to be the forerunner to hollywood..it had this to say about Eclair Studio:

"The French film manufacturing company, Societe Francaise des Films et Cinematographes í‰clair, opened an American branch with a studio at Fort Lee in 1911. Its studio, designed by the firm which designed its new Paris facilities, was considered the very latest in movie studio design. It combined glass-covered shooting stages with administrative offices, photographic laboratory, dressing rooms, scenery storage, and workshops, all in one plant. In 1912, the í‰clair American Company joined with the new Universal Film Manufacturing Company and its productions became associated with the release patterns of the larger company. On March 17, 1914, fire destroyed negatives and the main studio building. í‰clair officers included Jules Brulatour (1911)."

That is the fire that most likely destroyed "Saved From the Titanic"

-Trent

 

[Caroline Chavez]

Well what i want to know is it known for a FACT that there is no copy in the WORLD of this movie(Saved From The Titanic). LIke is there any type of article thats of the movie Stating there is no copy left? Thank you for your time. God Bless
-Carline

 

[Mary S. Lynn]

I believe there are only one or two still photographs remaining from this movie, and they were for advertising purposes. You might want to look at the "Beyond Titanic" DVD, in which this issue is addressed.

(Mark this date as my first actual answer to a Titanic question!)

 

[Mary S. Lynn]

Dorothy Gibson was a 22-year old model and silent movie star from New York who escaped the Titanic's sinking along with her mother, on Lifeboat 7. She had been in Italy for filming, and was returning on the Titanic to New York, at her filming company's request. "Saved From the Titanic" was released on May 14, 1912, and she was a promoter and co-writer. This film was greatly criticized at the time for "insensitivity", as it was released too soon after the actual event, and didn't do much for her career. She soon gave up acting, married briefly, and lived in Paris, where she died in 1946.

 

[Caroline Chavez]

Thank you Mary, I'm still looking for an article thought stating a proven statement ill guess i'm going to go find it myself!lol! well gosh, you all have been REALLY helpful to me. Thank you all so much.
-Caroline

 

[Mary S. Lynn]

Can't help you there, Caroline! I'm a "newbie" myself! You still might want to order or rent the "Beyond Titanic" DVD, as it shows a couple of still photos, and explains why this film is not available. Good luck!

 

[Deborah Russes]

Trent mentioned a Universal Film Company...if it is the same company as Universal Studios in universal City, I guess you could write to their archive department and see what they have...maybe someone kept a copy hidden away in their desk and over the course of several decades, it was discovered. But, the composition of film back then was not the same as it is now. Therefore, if there was a copy that escaped the fire, it is very likely to be deteriorated by now...espceially if it wasn't kept at a certain temperature.