Best thriller movie mistakes of 1962

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Audio problem: When Bond is involved in a high-speed chase on the way to Miss Taro's house, his wheels are squealing like crazy, but he's on a dirt road. (00:48:10)

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Factual error: Raymond is equipped with what is described as a high-power Soviet sniper rifle. However, the rifle he uses is actually a Japanese carbine.

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Continuity mistake: Mary gets out of her car at the gas station wearing white shoes, but when she is being shown her room at the boarding house by Mrs Thomas she is wearing black shoes. This also happens at other times during the film, where Mary's shoes change from white to black and vice-versa.

Will

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Continuity mistake: Partway through the film, the car the principal characters are driving changes brand, between Peugeot and Mercedes.

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Continuity mistake: The little motor boat that G. Peck uses appears to have lost its windshield from the time he is driving it to when it is tied up.

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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? picture

Continuity mistake: Jane always pulls into her garage forward rear of car facing out. However, whenever Jane is seen pulling out of garage front of car is facing out.

reno

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Continuity mistake: As Harry stands at the side of the traffic-filled back road, shots of panicked people fleeing down the two lane highway are used to convey the desperation of folks' attempts to flee the coast, except the shots used show four lanes of an eight-lane freeway.

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Continuity mistake: When the bailiff is trying to repossess Albert's car outside the shop, the cars parked in the car park opposite change between shots.

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