The elderly couple who appear in one of the scenes of this film, hugging in bed as water floods their room, were inspired by real Titanic passengers, Macy’s department store co-owners Rosalie Ida Straus and Isidor Straus. They died in the sinking of the liner, but not in their room. This fact was somewhat distorted, as Isidor and Ida were last seen together on the deck of the ship, holding hands, before a wave swept them out to sea.