Titanic 1953 original vintage lobby card on heavy card stock. 11x14 inches. Titanic is a 1953 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck. Its plot centers on an estranged couple sailing on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, which took place in April 1912. Movie lobby cards are a uniquely American creation. They are a hybrid of movie posters and, usually, movie star photos. Back in the early 1910s, the small nickelodeons, where films were first shown, started morphing into larger, more permanent, and more elegant venues.