Description: The first Titanic movie starred a real survivor and it hit screens just weeks after the disaster I'm Dorothy Gibson 22 years old and in May 1912 barely a month after the Titanic sank I starred in and co-wrote Saved from the Titanic the first dramatized film about the tragedy In March 1912 I'd boarded the Titanic in Cherbourg with my mother planning a 3month European trip On the night of April 14th at 11:40 PM I heard a long drawn sickening scrunch and rushed to lifeboat number 7 the first launched escaping with my mother Within days of arriving in New York aboard the Carpathia I was on set in Fort Lee New Jersey wearing the exact white dress sweater gloves and black pumps I'd worn that night Filming was rushed completed and released just 30 days after the sinking The public was captivated The film created a sensation wherever shown An admission cost just 5 to 10 cents But the emotional toll was severe Reenacting my own rescue triggered overwhelming distress and I ultimately stepped away from films even refusing interviews about the ordeal Reflecting now the film's rush to meet public demand came at a personal cost and reminds us that some stories are too raw too.