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11th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Visible crew/equipment: In the close-up when Dorothy sings, "With the thoughts you'd been thinking you could be another Lincoln, if you only had a brain" look closely and you can see the shadow of the camera man on the Scarecrow's arm. (00:36:55)

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11th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: We see a Munchkin in a blue shirt climbing out of a manhole in the middle of the Yellow Brick Road and he has a prominent red scarf on. The wardrobe Continuity Person goofs because whenever we see him again, as in a glimpse in the very next shot and when Dorothy leaves Munchkin Land, the red scarf is gone. (00:23:20 - 00:33:25)

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11th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: When Dorothy first walks around Munchkinland, the bright ruby slippers are seen sticking out under the right window of the house. Later when the Munchkins come out we see the same spot again and the slippers aren't there. (00:20:40 - 00:23:15)

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Continuity mistake: On top of Miles' stove when we first see the coffee in the coffee pot its three quarters full. Later we see it again while Becky is poring Jack a cup of coffee and there's less and she didn't touch it. (00:36:55)

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11th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: Miss Gulch rides away on her bike and Toto jumps directly off the back onto the dirt road. There should be tire marks on the dirt where he falls directly behind the bike, but there aren't. (00:10:30)

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11th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: When the Wicked Witch Tries to take the Ruby slippers from Dorothy it's obvious in the shot from behind that her right sock is pulled higher than her left. In the next shot they're both even. (01:16:50)

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11th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Visible crew/equipment: In Munchkinland as the Wicked Witch of the West walks over to her sister the shadow of the cameraman can be seen going across the Wicked Witch of The East's shoes from left to right. (00:29:40)

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11th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: When they first meet Tin Man he is holding plants in his left hand. They change each time we see them. (00:41:15)

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11th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Visible crew/equipment: As they enter Oz an equipment shadow can be seen moving on the guards back as they pass by with the purple horse pulling them. (01:00:35)

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11th May 2007

Excalibur (1981)

Continuity mistake: During the knight's feast at the round table Morgana and Merlin go off to chat and he says to her, "I've shown you too much already". We see three dogs (one lying down and two standing) bathed in a green light behind his head. Two seconds later we see this spot again and there are two dogs standing in natural light. (01:09:30)

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Continuity mistake: In Becky's basement Miles lets the match that he lights burn right up to his fingertips but when he puts it out the light remains on him for one or two seconds more. (00:29:50)

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11th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: Dorothy says to herself, "Someplace where there isn't any trouble". If you look closely her hair is blowing in the pre-tornado Kansas wind. In the next shot it isn't. (00:05:25)

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11th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Visible crew/equipment: Dorothy's bedroom window flies open in the tornado and the shadow of a crew member is moving on the wall on the right of the screen. (00:17:00)

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Continuity mistake: Miles' car is parked very close to the white car, but in the shot of uncle Ira mowing his lawn it's not there. (00:12:45 - 00:14:10)

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10th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: When Dorothy walks up to the apple tree, the apple that she picks off of it, in the next shot is not there and after she picks the apple the remaining apples above her head disappear in the next few shots without being touched. (00:39:30)

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10th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: When Dorothy first spots the Scarecrow the piece of rope hanging off his left arm is about 1 inch long. Without touching it a few shots later it's grown longer by about four or five inches. (00:34:30)

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10th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: The Lion holds the bug sprayer in the crook of his arm as they walk up to the sign in the Haunted Forest. In the next shot he's holding it in his hand. (01:13:10)

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10th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: When Dorothy first walks on the pig sty the piece of wire that tangles around her foot is dead center right between the two fence posts. When we eventually see her fall in, the wire has been moved about a foot to the right. (00:04:00)

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10th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Audio problem: When the Lion runs out of the Wizard's chamber we hear noises but his mouth is not moving. (01:12:30)

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10th May 2007

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: Dorothy is standing against a tree stump when the Wicked Witch throws the fire down at them. In the next shot she's nowhere near the stump. (00:46:20)

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