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. It is based on the sinking of the RMS ''

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'' in 1912. It premiered at the

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before transferring to His Majesty's Theatre in the West End where it ran for 29 performances between 12 March and 6 April 1929. The original West End cast included

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, Marion Fawcett and

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Film adaptation

It was adapted into a film the same year, ''

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'', directed by

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and starring

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versions as well as

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productions.

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 1929 plays British plays adapted into films West End plays RMS Titanic in fiction {{1920s-play-stub