When Hollywood
Went to Sea
Step aboard the world's most glamorous ocean liners — where Hollywood stars, dazzling luxury and unforgettable stories turned Atlantic crossings into pure movie magic.
Step inside the story
- Discover the magnificent liners that became floating palaces
- Relive the thrilling race for the Blue Riband
- Step aboard with Hollywood’s greatest stars
- Uncover the stories behind cinema’s unforgettable voyages
- Discover the extraordinary fate of the legendary Normandie
DURATION
45 - 60 minutes plus time for questions
PRESENTATION
Illustrated talk with high quality images and short film clips
COST
£100 for talk + 50p per mile after 20 miles from Bicester, Oxfordshire
Featured films include
Anything Goes (1936)
Musical Comedy
Shall We Dance (1937)
Musical Romance
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Musical Comedy
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Romantic Drama
Saboteur (1942)
Spy Thriller
When the Journey Became the Dream.
From Hollywood glamour to the tragic fate of a magnificent ocean liner.
“
It's often struck me... that Hollywood... and the great ocean liners... were really in the same business. Neither sold reality. They sold dreams.”
”
— Julie Oatridge, When Hollywood Went to Sea