Continuity mistake: The dead body Wally discovers in the house has its head straight in the long shots, but canted to the right in the close ups.
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden
Revealing mistake: The cake Mildred lifts is obviously a solid prop as the "frosting" does not smear her dress when she holds it close to her body.
Continuity mistake: The lit cigarette in Wally's right hand switches to a twig, then back to a lit cigarette.
Ida: Personally, Veda's convinced me that alligators have the right idea. They eat their young.
Monte: Oh, I wish I could get that interested in work.
Ida: You were probably frightened by a callus at an early age.
Veda: With this money I can get away from you. From you and your chickens and your pies and your kitchens and everything that smells of grease. I can get away from this shack with its cheap furniture. And this town and its dollar days, and its women that wear uniforms and its men that wear overalls.
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