Oh...I'm watching Night to Remember... a 1958 British movie. The only actor I recognize in it is David McCallum.
Halvah won't touch carpet. She will shred sisal, though...and her VERY favorite are those hard cardboard scratching panel things. But they make a mess, and I'm too lazy to vacuum all the time, so I rarely get 'em. She does love 'em, though.
Night to Remember...I think I have the book that was based on.