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Treasure to Starboard

Strange Wills · July 13, 1946 · 29 min · 3,925 words

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Strange Wills. Music Stories of Strange Wills made by Strange People, starring the distinguished Hollywood actor Warren William, and featuring Lorraine Tuttle, Perry Ward, with Howard Culver and an all-star Hollywood cast, and the original music of Del Castillo.

Music I devise and bequeathe to my heirs the seven deadly sins. Hate, jealousy, anger, revenge, envy, greed, and lust. And here is our distinguished star of radio screen and stage, Warren William. Strange wills are stories of strange and unusual testaments, many of which, when read between the lines, bring to light stories of dramatic intensity that defy our imagination.

places in time have all been changed so that no reflection can fall on any person or persons living or dead. The masterpieces of fiction pale in comparison to the stark drama found in man's last official act on earth, his last will and testament. You'll see what I mean in just a moment, but first let's listen to a few words from your announcer.

And now back to Warren William as John Francis O'Connell in Treasure to Starbird. This is a story of sunken treasure, of blood-red rubies, sparkling diamonds and lustrous pearls.

But these were but a part of this priceless treasure trove. There were golden statues of pagan gods and crusted with precious stones. There were amethyst, opals and gold. Gold. Gold. On the night of March 12th, in the year 1700-03, some 400 miles off the coast of the West Indies, the Spanish three-master Toledo was found ring in the grip of a tremendous hurricane.

In his cabin, Captain Fernandez was hurriedly drafting his last will and testament. He and his crew knew that death rode the gigantic waves and that hope of survival was an improbability. I can sign my body to the elements, and my soul to the loving and tender arms of the holy mother, and to some valiant adventurer whose heart beats with a lost of a Midas.

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