Looking for the 1911 version of the Poseidon Adventure - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

gilligan fanatic · 10-12-2006, 06:57 PM

I would love to see it, but I know the chances or finding it are impossible. It must be around someplace.

http://www.snopes.com/lost/info/poseidon.htm

http://www.snopes.com/lost/poseidon.htm

KonfusionFTC · 10-12-2006, 07:32 PM

id like to see this too. i wanna see what kind of technology a film has in 1911

gilligan fanatic · 10-12-2006, 07:36 PM

Ask Harvey

T-Greg · 10-13-2006, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Ask Harvey

Lord. I didn't know there was a 1911 one. I thought 1972 was the original. Then there was Beyond the Poseideon Adventure, then the 2005 TV movie, and now the current one. Anyway, Harvey said he and Fred Flintstone were extras in the 1911 version.

gilligan fanatic · 10-13-2006, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by T-Greg

Lord. I didn't know there was a 1911 one. I thought 1972 was the original. Then there was Beyond the Poseideon Adventure, then the 2005 TV movie, and now the current one. Anyway, Harvey said he and Fred Flintstone were extras in the 1911 version.

I didn't know about it until a few months ago. I read the book thinking that it was the original work, and it wasn't.

omenboy · 10-14-2006, 04:15 PM

Sorry to break this to you Matt, but a so-called 1911 version of "The Poseidon Adventure" is a fraud.

After seeing this thread (and being an avid Titanic buff and never having heard this story before) I did extensive internet research. Click on the link below to read a news article explaining WHY this is a fraud.

http://www.rgj.com/news/printstory.php?id=81842

Regarding the snopes.com page you linked to in your original post saying that this is a TRUE story -
Snopes is a very well known, reputable site which is known for publishing the truth about urban legends and frauds, right??? So if snopes.com SAYS it is a true story, then it MUST be true, right??

WRONG.

If you would have bothered to scroll down to the bottom of the snopes.com page and click on "More Information About This Page" you get THIS page:

http://www.snopes.com/lost/false.htm

Basically, it was an experiment to warn people not to believe everything you read as fact. And it states "Everything in this section is a spoof".

So "The Poseidon Adventure" was NOT screened aboard the Titanic and was purely based on the 1969 ORIGINAL novel by Paul Gallico. Besides, if anyone has EVER read ANYTHING in depth about the Titanic, there was no movie theater or screening room on board to begin with!!!!

gilligan fanatic · 10-14-2006, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by omenboy

Sorry to break this to you Matt, but a so-called 1911 version of "The Poseidon Adventure" is a fraud.

After seeing this thread (and being an avid Titanic buff and never having heard this story before) I did extensive internet research. Click on the link below to read a news article explaining WHY this is a fraud.

http://www.rgj.com/news/printstory.php?id=81842

Regarding the snopes.com page you linked to in your original post saying that this is a TRUE story -
Snopes is a very well known, reputable site which is known for publishing the truth about urban legends and frauds, right??? So if snopes.com SAYS it is a true story, then it MUST be true, right??

WRONG.

If you would have bothered to scroll down to the bottom of the snopes.com page and click on "More Information About This Page" you get THIS page:

http://www.snopes.com/lost/false.htm

Basically, it was an experiment to warn people not to believe everything you read as fact. And it states "Everything in this section is a spoof".

So "The Poseidon Adventure" was NOT screened aboard the Titanic and was purely based on the 1969 ORIGINAL novel by Paul Gallico. Besides, if anyone has EVER read ANYTHING in depth about the Titanic, there was no movie theater or screening room on board to begin with!!!!

Wow, they fooled me-lol

I am kind of disapointed now. I was hoping I would find it and now I obviously can't. I could never find the link through the IMDB and now I know why.

omenboy · 10-14-2006, 08:13 PM

It would have been cool if the story was true though!

Lamont · 10-14-2006, 10:08 PM

egads, we've been had!!!! next thing you know theyll tell us that there is no long lost bonus season of I LOVE LUCY that never aired??!?!!!

jie3 · 10-15-2006, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Lamont

egads, we've been had!!!! next thing you know theyll tell us that there is no long lost bonus season of I LOVE LUCY that never aired??!?!!!

Yeah, or that Walt Disney isn't really cryogenically frozen!!

J

10-12-2006, 06:57 PM	#1
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	Looking for the 1911 version of the Poseidon Adventure I would love to see it, but I know the chances or finding it are impossible. It must be around someplace. http://www.snopes.com/lost/info/poseidon.htm http://www.snopes.com/lost/poseidon.htm
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10-14-2006, 04:15 PM	#6
omenboy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 04, 2004 Posts: 58	Sorry to break this to you Matt, but a so-called 1911 version of "The Poseidon Adventure" is a fraud. After seeing this thread (and being an avid Titanic buff and never having heard this story before) I did extensive internet research. Click on the link below to read a news article explaining WHY this is a fraud. http://www.rgj.com/news/printstory.php?id=81842 Regarding the snopes.com page you linked to in your original post saying that this is a TRUE story - Snopes is a very well known, reputable site which is known for publishing the truth about urban legends and frauds, right??? So if snopes.com SAYS it is a true story, then it MUST be true, right?? WRONG. If you would have bothered to scroll down to the bottom of the snopes.com page and click on "More Information About This Page" you get THIS page: http://www.snopes.com/lost/false.htm Basically, it was an experiment to warn people not to believe everything you read as fact. And it states "Everything in this section is a spoof". So "The Poseidon Adventure" was NOT screened aboard the Titanic and was purely based on the 1969 ORIGINAL novel by Paul Gallico. Besides, if anyone has EVER read ANYTHING in depth about the Titanic, there was no movie theater or screening room on board to begin with!!!!
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10-14-2006, 10:08 PM	#9
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10-12-2006, 07:32 PM	#2
KonfusionFTC Cobra Kai Never Dies Senior Member Join Date: Aug 09, 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,381	id like to see this too. i wanna see what kind of technology a film has in 1911

10-12-2006, 07:36 PM	#3
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	Ask Harvey

10-14-2006, 08:13 PM	#8
omenboy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 04, 2004 Posts: 58	It would have been cool if the story was true though!