Slocum Disaster in Beginning

I liked the first half of the movie, then it turned corny, but I understand that it was like that in that era. The beginning hooked me when I saw the name on that boat. That really happened, but worse. The Slocum fire led to a big trial, which the movie did not get into. The ship was owned by rich men who bribed officials, and none of the lifejackets worked, although they had passed numerous inspections. The jackets were so old that people wearing them were actually weighed down and sank. I think the majority of people who died, if not all, were German immigrants. Great beginning to the film, especially the way they nailed the speech patterns of people and the way they dressed.