Best movie continuity mistakes of 1939

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The Wizard of Oz picture The Wizard of Oz mistake picture

Continuity mistake: In the beginning while Dorothy is still on the farm, she walks along the pig pen fence and then falls in. When Bert Lahr picks her up out of there her dress is perfectly clean. (00:03:45)

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Continuity mistake: When Dr. Meade announces General Lee's victory (and later Rhett Butler as a special guest) at the "Monster Bazaar", he speaks to a backdrop showing the audience with a soldier with a drum standing left to him. Behind him, a couple in black is dancing. When he moves, Rhett and Scarlett are revealed, going to the rear of the dance floor. Clearly they haven't met at that point, as they are introduced by Melanie moments later.

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Stagecoach picture

Continuity mistake: When the stagecoach enters Tonto street, it's shadow switches sides between angles.

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Wuthering Heights picture

Continuity mistake: Cathy and Heathcliff run away from two dogs as they spy on the party and Heathcliff helps her up the wall. In the next shot he is already on the wall and jumps down.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington picture

Continuity mistake: When Jefferson Smith goes to talk to Senator Paine he fumbles with his hat when he meets Susan. As he bumps into the table on his way out his hat disappears.

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Hamateur Night picture

Continuity mistake: When the Master of Ceremonies appears on stage at the start of the show, a spotlight shines on him and you can see his shadow on the curtain behind him. But in the next shot, there is no shadow.

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Gulliver's Travels picture

Continuity mistake: During the Blue Birds in the Moonlight song you can see Gulliver holding his drink. In the next shot while he's laughing the drink has disappeared.

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The Oklahoma Kid picture

Continuity mistake: When Cagney jumps onto the train in a wide shot, the steel car at his back is visibly taller than the wooden car he is facing. In the following close-up, the steel car has morphed into a shorter wooden car, same height as the other.

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Eternally Yours picture

Continuity mistake: Gloria (Eve Arden) caps her bitter statement by plucking something to eat with her fingers. As Anita's gramps arrives, she is eating off her plate with silverware. (00:03:25)

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Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur picture

Continuity mistake: When Casper the Caveman takes off his caveman's outfit to go swimming, he puts his outfit near the edge of the bank. After Daffy says that he can't swim, he reverses back onto the land and goes and collects his suit, but this time the suit is now much further away from the bank.

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