TITANIC ( the sinking as told by her second officer )

The launching of lifeboat collapsible B, a real night to remember, spoken by C.H. Lightoller, 25 years after the event.

He once said " I will always be haunted by the voices of men saying farewell to their wives and children." In 1913 his wife found him laying in a bath full of freezing cold water in a deep state of shock.

Titanic was just one of many adventures in his colorful life, to see what I mean, click the link below.

http://www.dover-kent.co.uk/people/lightoller.htm

When Robert Ballard discovered the wreck of Titanic, he placed a plaque of rememberance on her bow and declared the whole area a site never to be touched or desecrated.

Some years later on his return, he found the plaque and other artifacts had been stolen. " Bounty Hunters," he called the robbers !

Robert Ballard was born in Witchita, Kansas, where his grandfather once a city marshall, was shot a killed in a gunfight. His great uncle was, Bat Masterson.

" I guess we all got some cowboy in us." - Robert Ballard.

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[maryanne151]

Cameron seemed not to know just how to treat this character. On one hand he was sympathetic but on the other, he seemed to give quite a bit of the blame to Lightoller. Maybe not so much in the movie but if you've ever read some of his comments after making the movie, he puts Lightoller in the category of part of the evil corporate machine being responsible for the tragedy. Lightoller was a hero before, during and after Titanic and lost two sons in WWII.

[jazzjohn2004]

@maryanne151

[jazzjohn2004]

Yes, but the voice over was recorded over 60 years ago, in 1933 and sounds scratchy.

I tried to emhance the voice, the only way I could do it was by adding period music, updated.

If you can do better, be my guest.

[jazzjohn2004]

itan752.. Sorry the recording of Lightoller' it was made in 1935 and a bit scratchy. So, the only way I could emphasise was to have his voice ( edited ) slightly below the music.

The music is " abide with thee " a lot of people heard that as the ship went down. According to other survivor's they heard the band play a song called "autumn".

But they all heard a lone violinst ( Wallace Hartley ) playing " abide with thee."

[beserker1912]

the movie made him seem evil thats what i dont like

[MrSRedburn]

I see there is a very edited version on the BBC education website but most of it is cut out to reduce it to a few minutes in total.

[MrSRedburn]

I remember hearing this recording on the radio in 1962 on the 50th anniversary. I did contact the BBC recently and asked if they were going to release it on CD but they said there was too much Titanic stuff on the market for it to be worth while. Is the recording on sale now?

[hotforxx]

@jazzjohn2004" Nearer My God To Thee"

[scorpietta]

I don't feel that Cameron's portrayal of Lightoller was entirely fair or at all accurate. The picture I have is of a man who was proud of his station as a senior officer in command. He was proud, erect and presented an atmosphere of austerity, which may be read as arrogant by some. Still, I didn't like it at all.

[AllieCat356]

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL PRESENTATION, THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!!!!!!!

[herp3]

@maryanne151 he also with his private boat saved over 130 English soldiers trapped at Dunkirk during ww2

[TravellinMan94]

The Lord called him 58 years ago today. RIP

[maryanne151]

@BamfFromLA Yes he was but that movie gave him credit for ALL of the good that happened that night. For example, when he told Bruce Ismay to shut up (or something to that effect) that was actually Office Lowe. Not trying to take away anything Lightoller did that night - he performed amazingly well. If not for his direction, I doubt any of those men on the overturned collapsible would have lived through the night.

[BamfFromLA]

@maryanne151 That's interesting. I read in one interview that those who knew Murdoch said that it was unlikely he killed himself. But there was solid evidence that several people saw an officer shoot himself just before the final pludge. Perhaps they like Murdoch killing himself because he was the one who sealed TItanic's fate. I don't mind Lightoller at all. He's portrayed very well in "A Night to Remember" from 1957.

[maryanne151]

@BamfFromLA I replied to your question in a separate comment.