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Movin' On - High Roller (1974) |
Two truck drivers visit Las Vegas casino which uses Eisenhower dollars
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"Movin' On" was an one-hour television series which ran on the NBC television network
from 1974 to 1976. Two men, Sonny and Will, drive a large "big-rig" truck to various parts of the United States.
This episode was titled "High Roller" and was first broadcast on December 5, 1974.
A "High Roller" is a wealthy gambler.
The two men arrive in Las Vegas and they encounter two friends of Will, Chuck and Rita, a divorced couple.
Rita works as a Blackjack dealer at the DeVille Casino and becomes friends with Will.
Will visits Rita at work as a customer and there are scenes of casino chips and
real Eisenhower dollar coins on the gaming table.
A "High Roller" is a wealthy gambler.
1. Title
A truck is driving through the Nevada desert.
2. Destination Las Vegas
Another truck passes by them and both trucks stop.
3. Will and Sonny
Sonny Pruitt is a long-time truck drive who owns the truck and Will Chandler is his driving partner.
Two acquaintances of Will get out of the other truck, they are Chuck, the driver, and Rita, his ex-wife.
4. Will, Rita, Chuck
The four talk for a while and then Sonny and Will leave for Las Vegas.
5. Las Vegas
The DeVille Casino was a real casino which was built but never opened.
6. The DeVille Casino
Will likes Rita and visits her at work as a Blackjack dealer.
He clains to know a "system" for winning at Blackjack.
7. Rita as a dealer
There are casino chips on the table along with Eisenhower dollars.
8. The Eisenhower dollars appear
A close-up view of the Eisenhower dollars.
9. Eisenhower dollars
An Eisenhower dollar:
10. United States Eisenhower Dollar 1971-D
Copper-nickel clad, 38 mm, 22.68 gm
Eisenhower dollars were minted from 1971 to 1978 but saw little use except in Nevada casinos.
Back to the program:
11. More players
Will is winning and starts increasing his bets.
12. More money
The one hundred dollar bills are the "small head" variety.
13. Watching Rita
Two casino employees, Murphy and another man, are watching Rita.
Chuck is jealous of Will and sees him with Rita.
14. Chuck becomes angry
Security men take Chuck away and Will and Rita go to the employee's room followed by Murphy.
15. Murphy fires Rita
He also tells her that she will be blacklisted from working at casinos because she was helping Will to win.
Will still wants to gamble and another dealer is brought in.
16. Professionals take over
Will loses all of his winnings and leaves Las Vegas with Sonny and Rita.
17. Will and Sonny leaving
Chuck catches up to them and both trucks stop.
18. The meeting
Chuck and Rita argue and then embrace. Sonny and Will leave without Rita.
19. Movin' On
Cast, Directors, Writers:
Claude Akins as Sonny Pruitt
Frank Converse as Will Chandler
Cristina Raines as Rita
Robert F. Lyons as Chuck
Scott Brady as Murphy
Director: Leonard J. Horn
Writers: Philip D'Antoni, Barry J. Weitz, Ken Kolb
Frank Converse as Will Chandler
Cristina Raines as Rita
Robert F. Lyons as Chuck
Scott Brady as Murphy
Writers: Philip D'Antoni, Barry J. Weitz, Ken Kolb
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