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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Visible crew/equipment: The Cutlers drive over the bridge into Canada and speak with the customs officer. If you look closely when the camera films over the customs officers back you can see the reflection of the crew standing behind him in the windows behind the car. (00:05:40)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: Ray Cutler says to the customs officer, "I'm going to catch up on my reading" and his right arm is leaning on the seat of the car. In the next shot his arm is at his side. (00:05:45)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: After the Cutlers leave the customs officer, Polly says to Ray, "Delayed or not" and the bottom half of her face has a shadow falling across it. In the next shot it's gone. (00:06:05)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: Benjamin walks into his apartment and Mr. Robinson is sitting there waiting for him and his face and the back of his head are totally dark. In the next shot we see his face again and the left side is lit up. (01:30:50)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: The scene with Mr. Robinson in Benjamin's apartment lasts two and a half minutes. When Benjamin walked into the apartment his coat is soaking wet but as he leaves and walks past Mr. McCleery it's dry. (01:32:50)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: Benjamin runs into his apartment building and up the steps holding the flowers towards the floor. In the next shot he's holding the flowers upward. (01:30:25)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: Benjamin drives around looking for Elaine's wedding and stops at a gas station to use the pay phone. The call goes through and Dr. Smith's answering service says, "657-2036" but if you look closely that's not the phone number that we see him dial. (01:39:10)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: Benjamin pulls a cross off the window of the church and uses it to lock the people inside the church. If you look closely when we see the church from the outside the cross is not there and before he pulls it off the window there's a curtain in front of it, which disappears between shots. (01:43:15)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Visible crew/equipment: As Benjamin runs up to the church we see a crew member move something out of the camera's view in the lower left hand portion of the screen. (01:41:15)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Visible crew/equipment: Benjamin gets angry with Mrs. Robinson and overturns the suitcase that's on the bed. If you look closely the film jumps as he hits the camera when he throws it. (01:35:55)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: As Benjamin runs into the Robinson house his feet are soaking wet and they leave several footprints in front of the doorway. When Mrs. Robinson runs in a couple of seconds later the floor is dry. (01:08:55)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: Benjamin breaks into the Robinson's house and runs upstairs looking for Elaine but finds Mrs. Robinson instead. As she picks up the phone to call the police we see nothing on the bed except a blue pillow. In the next shot there's a lot of other things now covering the blue pillow. (01:35:15)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: Benjamin goes into the bathroom looking for Carl Smith's friend Carter and there are many cans of shaving cream etc. in front of all the guys standing at the 5 sinks. In the next shot the shaving cream cans are gone. (01:37:45)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: Mr. Robinson confronts Benjamin in his apartment about the affair with Mrs. Robinson. As Mr. Robinson sits by the window the lamp shade to his right is dark, later when we see the lamp shade again as he gets ready to leave it's lit up. (01:32:15)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: Benjamin uses the cross that he pulls off the window to keep the wedding guests away from Elaine and himself. Right before they exit the church he charges the bystanders one last time then turns around and holds the cross as if he's going to swing it through the door. In the next shot he's just holding it outstretched in his hands. (01:43:25)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: As Benjamin approaches their house, Mrs. Robinson gets into the car and threatens to tell Elaine about their affair. Benjamin gets out of his car in the pouring rain and runs to the Robinson house and if you look closely he runs out from under the rain making machine about thirty feet from the car. (01:08:50)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: Benjamin takes Elaine to the bar at the Taft Hotel. As they leave the bar, both double doors are open as Benjamin walks through but in the next shot we have a different camera angle and only the door on the right is open. (01:04:50)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: After sitting in the car talking to Elaine's mother Benjamin runs into the Robinson house and up the steps to Elaine's room. Mrs. Robinson follows a couple seconds later and a statue of a poodle at the bottom of the steps is now facing in the opposite direction. (01:08:55)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: In the last shot of Benjamin and Elaine inside the bus he's facing forward and she's sitting slightly to the right of the center window divider on the back of the bus. In the next shot he's sitting sideways with his arm resting on the top of the back seat and she's moved about eight inches to the right. (01:44:45)

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10th Jan 2007

The Graduate (1967)

Continuity mistake: Benjamin follows Elaine and meets up with her on a bus as she's going to the zoo to meet her boyfriend. After Elaine and her boyfriend walk off and leave Benjamin alone he looks over at two monkeys sitting in their cage. The first time we see them they're sitting next to a window, but in the next shot of them we're looking at two different monkeys that are not sitting next to a window. (01:20:25)

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