Continuity: When he shows it to West, Mauvais holds the bottle of fire ants differently in the close-up than he does in the full shot.

Continuity: When they attack him, Artemus' cellmates are smacked with a wooden chair, which lands broken but upright on the floor. In the very next shot, though, as Artie throws the exploding cigar, the chair is suddenly lying on its side.

Continuity: While interviewing West, Commandant Mauvais removes his white gloves. But after a quick cut away to West, the gloves are back on again.

Continuity: After Artemus' entrance, Mauvais' left glove disappears and reappears repeatedly as he pours and drinks his wine from the red glass.