Corrected entry: The closed-captioning (or subtitles) do not follow the dialog in the movie: (1)cc: "They said I never could" vs. the spoken dialog "Fate the Magnificent" and (2)cc: "what's more" vs. dialog "What's it for?" (the rope and grappling hook). (02:04:45 - 02:09:10)
turkman143
10th May 2006
The Great Race (1965)
11th May 2006
The Great Race (1965)
Corrected entry: Professor Fate tries to use a shortcut by following the train tracks. The RR crossing sign says (vertically) "Look out for the Cars" (rather than watch for trains). (01:16:55)
Correction: "Look out for the cars" is a correct and authentic railroad crossing warning for the period. It was a standard phrase used in most parts of the U.S. from the 1800s to the 1950s. The vertical orientation is also authentic. I know this because such railroad crossings were common when I was a kid sixty years ago. My father (who had worked on the CB&Q railroad)explained that "cars" in this case meant railroad cars. My grandfather's railroad rule book from 1900 also confirms the authenticity of "Look out for the cars" as a railroad crossing warning.
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Correction: The subtitle mistakes are the fault of a computer program. It is not a movie mistake.