Best movie stupidity of 1953

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Stupidity: Captain Hook has a ship full of cannons and other weapons, but he never tries to kill the crocodile trying to eat him. Why doesn't he just kill the crocodile?

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Suggested correction: Setting aside the fairytale nature of the story, in which logical holes like this should be overlooked, the crocodile is not available at Hook's convenience, and Hook is too terrified of the croc to seek it out.

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Stupidity: When one of Vincent Price's protege's leaves a wax work-in-progress, he doesn't cover it with a lightly damp cloth, which is very important: wax uncovered will go hard and useless.

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