Factual error: At an 1868 church service, Mark sings "How Great Thou Art." While the tune of this hymn is 19th Century, the English lyrics he's singing weren't composed until the 1920s.
Jean G
8th Oct 2014
Wagon Train (1957)
27th Jul 2014
Wagon Train (1957)
The Rex Montana Story - S1-E35
Revealing mistake: When Flint follows the Indians, there's a strong wind blowing. But the two puffy clouds in the backdrop sky never move.
27th Jul 2014
Wagon Train (1957)
The Rex Montana Story - S1-E35
Visible crew/equipment: During Flint's observation of the pow-wow, tire tracks from the camera truck are visible in the background.
23rd Jul 2014
Wagon Train (1957)
The Rex Montana Story - S1-E35
Revealing mistake: When Rex interrupts the poker game, the camera pulls in for a close-up of the lantern - so close that we can see it's illuminated by a big round light bulb.
23rd Jul 2014
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Continuity mistake: After Cynthia's mother drinks some of Granny's white-lightning tea, the teacup disappears from her hand between shots.
1st Jul 2014
Wagon Train (1957)
The Mary Halstead Story - S1-E10
Revealing mistake: Mary dies at the end, but while Adams comforts Tom, it's apparent that her corpse is still breathing.
24th Jun 2014
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Continuity mistake: After he's dragged behind the horse, MacKenzie's facial abrasions keep changing completely from one scene to the next. And one day later, they've miraculously healed enough to be covered by one little bandage.
17th Jun 2014
Barbary Coast (1975)
Continuity mistake: When Cash uncovers the gold, the bricks change configuration several times between takes. (00:47:15)
17th Jun 2014
Barbary Coast (1975)
Continuity mistake: The window Cable is peeking through closes itself between shots. (00:45:00)
17th Jun 2014
Barbary Coast (1975)
Continuity mistake: Garrison begins destroying the schoolhouse/saloon walls with an axe, knocking over a whiskey bottle on the bar. When he overturns the bookshelf, the bottle has disappeared. (00:42:30)
17th Jun 2014
Barbary Coast (1975)
Continuity mistake: The drawings on the chalk boards in the old schoolhouse keep changing between shots. (00:41:00)
17th Jun 2014
Barbary Coast (1975)
Continuity mistake: When Cash joins Sarah in the carriage, she's holding her suitcase and a kerchief in her lap. She removes the cloth and lets him take the bag. But when the shot cuts to a wider angle, she does this again and he takes the bag from her a second time. (00:34:00)
17th Jun 2014
Barbary Coast (1975)
Factual error: Cable refers throughout the episode to "The Civil War." This term was not in use until well after the era in which the series is set. It was known at the time as "The War Between the States," or, in the South, "The War of Northern Aggression."
17th Jun 2014
Barbary Coast (1975)
Visible crew/equipment: When Cable closes the cabinet, the boom shadow can be seen moving on the wall behind him. (00:04:20)
17th Jun 2014
Barbary Coast (1975)
Revealing mistake: The waterfront set always features a blue, cloud-dotted sky, even when the streets are wet from supposed rain. And the clouds are static, never moving or changing, betraying the fact that they're part of a backdrop.
17th Jun 2014
Barbary Coast (1975)
Continuity mistake: Conchita slaps Cash across the left cheek, which he's rubbing as he returns to his office. In the next shot, as he comes through the door, he's rubbing his right cheek instead.
8th Jun 2014
The Avengers (1961)
Continuity mistake: After being hit by the amnesia dart, Steed falls unconscious with his bowler hat still on his head. But when the enemy agent approaches and shoots him again, his hat is off and he's lying in a completely different position. (00:21:00)
5th Jun 2014
The Avengers (1961)
The Positive Negative Man - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, Dr. Gray works at his drawing board while smoking a cigarette. From one shot to the next, as he looks up at the intruder, the cigarette disappears and he's smoking a pipe instead. (00:01:30)
3rd Jun 2014
The Avengers (1961)
You Have Just Been Murdered - S5-E21
Continuity mistake: The money boxes Steed is stacking at the end keep changing positions between shots. And though they're supposed to be full of half-penny coins, the ease with which he lifts and carries them makes it obvious that they're empty. (00:49:00)
3rd Jun 2014
The Avengers (1961)
You Have Just Been Murdered - S5-E21
Continuity mistake: When Steed first spies the satchel full of money in Unwen's flat, the bills are stacked flat in horizontal piles. But in the next shot, the currency bundles are vertical and tilted at an angle. (00:36:50)
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