STAR OF THE OCEAN

Scriptment by Samuel Glickstein

Outstanding period saga with a grand love story set on board the doomed Lusitania ship. Even in detailed treatment form (at 189 pages), this is already first class material. Present day wraparound story has a treasure hunter seeking a priceless diamond inside the sunken ship, but instead he finds a charcoal drawing of a gorgeous girl. Rosie, the subject of the mysterious sketch and a 101 year old survivor of the Lusitania, turns up to tell the real story of the boat and her romance with gambler Hank Lawson, who won a ticket on the Lusitania in a card game. Rosie’s obnoxious fiancé Albert gives her a diamond necklace called the Star of the Ocean only to lose Rosie to the gambler. The Lusitania sinks, Hank perishes, Rosie and Albert survive but never see each other again, and she finds the sparkly diamond in Hank’s coat pocket. Technically, story unfolds brilliantly with superbly drawn characters and an atmosphere evocative of its era. Huge in scope, high romance on the high seas, one for the ages* if everything falls into place.