[quote name=\'Chris Kennedy\' post=\'240556\' date=\'May 9 2010, 12:56 PM\']But I just have one more question on how the conveyor belt worked. Was it done by the host pressing a button, or was it controlled by a stagehand?
If you're referring to the drum sounds from the second version, played when the numbers popped up in the three columns, I think it was specially made for that version, but blended in well with the drum sounds of the theme music.
Actually what I was referring to, and I should have been more specific, as it was an oversight on my part, was the opening drum cue apparently used on the 1974 version, when the numbers lit up and occasionally when the audience clapped along, like the Martindale version at times, that preceded the first part of the open that was heard on both 1974 & 1978's HR versions. Sorry about the mislead.
Here's a youtube link of it.
High Rollers 1974Thanks again,
Chris
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A few additional notes/thoughts by myself:
Yes, Alex was occasionally seen pushing the button controlling the belt, but I'm sure a stagehand did so on Wink's version! In fact, because of the angle of the camera shots, the tables from those versions were designed differently, where the dice always landed in camera view on Alex's version, but on Wink's version you'd often see the belt move back about a foot or less after the dice completely landed on the table, to get a full view of the roll.
The beat of the drum cue, that I now fully understand, kind of reminded of the music cue for introducing the "Spoilers," on Alex's "Double Dare."
BTW the picture shown on the youtube link, is from the 1978 revival.
Long ago, I'd seen clips, on shows like Entertainment Tonight, showing parts of original series' episodes, featuring the original number/prize board, and the short-lived "Face-lifters" screen, used the last few months on the air! Hope someday they'll turn up on youtube