Strange Wills · July 6, 1946 · 29 min · 3,645 words
The transcript of “Prince of Broadway”, an episode of Strange Wills first broadcast July 6, 1946. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Strange Wills plays Strange Wills free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Strange Wills. Stories of Strange Wills made by Strange People, starring the distinguished Hollywood actor Warren William, and featuring Perry Ward, Lorraine Tuttle, and an all-star Hollywood cast, and the original music of Del Castillo. I devise and bequeathe to my heirs the seven deadly sins, Anger, jealousy, revenge, lust, envy, hate, and despair.
And here is our distinguished star of radio, screen, and stage, Warren William. Of all the sins that live in the human heart, none is so deadly as despair. It has been truly spoken that when a man loses faith in his friends, his neighbors, and himself, He is truly in a sorry plight.
Harry McNeil, the Prince of Broadway, on a certain night not long ago, learned the full bitter meaning of the sin of black despair. I'll tell you the story in just a moment, after we hear a word from your announcer.
And now back to Warren William, as John Francis O'Connell in The Prince of Broadway. These are stories of strange wills made by strange people. people whose last written chapter in the book of life is dominated by good or evil. The Prince of Broadway is the story of my friend Harry McNeil, actor's agent. But Harry was more
than just an actor's agent. He had that uncanny genius of seeing talent where others couldn't. And once he took some talented youngster under his wing, he never stopped until his goal was For ten years he discovered and promoted new talent for his company, Artists Incorporated, and sent a steady stream of actors, singers and dancers to
successful careers and fame. And then one day he grew tired and quit his job. After an extended vacation in Bermuda he came back to New York and opened a very small office in the heart of Tin Pan Alley. The very first chance I had, I I dropped in at each new address to wish him success in his new venture.
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