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Mistake Continuity: As Marlowe goes up to the front desk the librarian asks him, "Did you find what you wanted?" and another librarian is helping someone else. In the next shot that other librarian is not helping anyone and has her back towards the camera.

Mistake Continuity: Lauren Bacall asks, "How did you like dad?" and we see Marlowe standing by the liquor tray. The liquor on the tray has moved since she poured her drink, most noticeable is the top of the seltzer bottle that has rotated 45 degrees without anyone going near it.

Mistake Visible crew/equipment: Marlowe, Joe Brody and Agnes sit talking in Joe's apartment, Carol Lundgren rings the buzzer and Joe Brody answers the door. A small explosive charge is packed in an indentation on Joe Brody's door before the spot is blown out by Lundgren's shot. The same indentation can be seen again a few moments later as a small explosive is detonated when Lundgren shoots at Marlowe in the lobby of the building.

Mistake Continuity: When they meet up at Geiger's house at the end of the movie Eddie Mars says to Marlowe, "What are you gonna do about it?" as he leans back onto the couch. In the next shot he's sitting straight up facing him.

Mistake Revealing: In Art Huck's living room before Pat Clark throws water into Marlowe's face, Lauren Bacall's eyes are closed in anticipation of being splattered (1945 Version on DVD).

Mistake Continuity: As they talk in Art Huck's living room, Lauren Bacall's cigarette has a nice long ash on it but in the next shot, when she puts it in Marlowe's mouth, there's no ash (1945 Version on DVD).

Mistake Continuity: As Marlowe sits tied up by the couch talking to Lauren Bacall, the hat on the couch moves several times between shots without anyone going near it (1945 Version on DVD).

Mistake Continuity: Marlowe goes to get his gun and opens the driver's side door of his car and there is no vent window. In the next shot as he closes his car door, a vent window now appears.

Mistake Continuity: When Canino gets out of his car there are no tire tracks because the dirt underneath has been raked smooth. Later, when Art Huck runs away after Marlowe shoots, we see the same spot and tire tracks now appear under the rear tire.

Mistake Continuity: As Mona Mars throws the water in Marlowe's face some of it splashes on the back of the couch, leaving a stain. In the next shot the pillow to the right of Marlowe's head moves and the couch is dry.

Mistake Continuity: As Marlowe walks into room 428 in the Fulwider Building the light switch on the right of the door is lit up. In the next shot from the other side of the door it's not.

Mistake Continuity: In his office, Marlowe sits down in a reclining chair as he speaks to Harry Jones. When we first see it the chair is about six inches away from the bookcase but two shots later in a close-up it's right against the bookcase.

Mistake Continuity: When we first see him in Marlowe's office, Harry Jones is standing near the left edge of the desk. In the next shot he moves back about a foot and stands at the center of the desk than later he moves back and is at the edge again.

Mistake Continuity: Marlowe sits down in a reclining chair as he speaks to Harry Jones and there's a book on the radiator below the window on the right. No one goes near this spot but later in the scene the book moves to the right.

Mistake Continuity: In his apartment there's a pipe rack in the shadows on the table next to Carmen. Marlowe says to her, "What do you remember about Shawn Reagan?" and in the next shot the pipe rack is lit up.

Mistake Continuity: After speaking to Lauren Bacall on a restaurant pay phone, two thugs jump Marlowe in a dark alley and the thug on the left throes a punch at him. The punch is at his face but in the next shot Marlowe's handkerchief gets knocked out of his pocket.

Mistake Continuity: Marlowe stands next to Bernie Ohls' desk as the inspector asks him to layoff the Sternwood case. The lamp on Bernie's' desk is tilted at a 45 degree angle. No one goes near it, but as Marlowe leaves the lamp is facing down towards the desk.

Mistake Continuity: Lauren Bacall's white pocket book is in front of her on the roulette table as Eddie Mars talks to her but in the next shot when she speaks to Marlowe it disappears.

Mistake Continuity: After the beating by the two thugs, Harry Jones helps him up and has his left arm around Marlowe. In the next shot his left hand is holding Marlowe's arm.

Mistake Continuity: At the roulette table a woman to the right of Eddie Mars puts her chips on number 30 as he speaks to Lauren Bacall. In the next shot as he asks everyone to take their chips off the table there's nothing on number 30.

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