In A Night To Remember he was played by distinguished Welsh actor Kenneth Griffith, but in real life was born and bred just a couple of miles down the road from my old neck of the woods. The tragic tale of the Titanic always appealed, this defining moment in history telling as much the story of the third class passengers as the opulent higher deck VIPs of the time, with its heroes and villains drawn from across the class divide.Īs I grew up I became aware of a Surrey link through Jack Phillips, the over-worked chief wireless operator Bride assisted that fateful night. As well as Kenneth More’s lead, there was David McCallum, an actor I coveted for his (later) cool role as Illya Kuryakin in The Man from UNCLE, portraying heroic Marconi room assistant Harold Bride. Made nine years before I was born, and inspired by Walter Lord’s fine book of the same title, here was a harrowing story that had it all – not least action, adventure, courage, emotion and heroism. A Night to Remember – The 1958 Cinema Poster
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