Most mistakes in 1941
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Mistake |
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| 1 |
Dumbo |
In the scene where the elephants in the circus are making a pyramid on top of a ball, as it changes from shot to shot the colour of the blankets on their backs changes.
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| 2 |
Citizen Kane |
In the scene with the lovely dancing ladies, Cotten blows cigar smoke just before a cut to him from the opposite angle. From this angle there is no smoke. This takes place just before Wells throws his jacket to Cotten.
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The Maltese Falcon |
After the ship's captain delivers the Falcon to Sam Spade's office, he collapses on the leather sofa in the foreground. Just after Spade's secretary says, "Is he ...?", the shadow of someone's head passes over the sofa.
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How Green Was My Valley |
In the scene where the notice of impending strike is posted in the town, the American spelling of "labor" is used. A Welsh signwriter would have spelt it "labour."
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Keep 'Em Flying |
When Lou is finally convinced that he won't get hurt being the umpire in the "Hit The Umpire" game, he runs to take his place then stops in front of the batter. As Lou runs to take his place he isn't wearing a baseball cap, nor is he holding one in his hands, but in the next shot, when he gets hit in the head by the batter, one has mysteriously appeared on his head.
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Road to Zanzibar |
When Bing Crosby and Bob Hope discover the hut with the drums, look closely at the skeleton they play with closest to the stairs: obviously a prop skeleton, the arm bones are attached with very visible nails.
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The Wolf Man |
Early in the film, when the gypsy Bela becomes a wolf that attacks Jenny and bites Talbot, he is in true four-legged animal form, sans clothing. After being killed, his human corpse is wearing clothes although it is remarked that his feet are bare. Later, when Talbot transforms, he is a Wolf-Man, wearing clothes and walking on two legs.
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Caught in the Draft |
When Bob Hope and Lynne Overman are running through the artillery range the second time they fall you can see lights reflected off Bob's helmet as he is getting up.
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The Little Foxes |
Regina enters the house and places her umbrella in the corner. As she speaks to her husband, she first removes her right glove then her left. In the next shot, she turns toward the camera and removes her left glove again.
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