Continuity mistake: As Lana Turner and Kirk Douglas are toasting with champagne, the cigarette she is holding disappears.
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
1 continuity mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Lana Turner
Continuity mistake: As Lana Turner and Kirk Douglas are toasting with champagne, the cigarette she is holding disappears.
Harry Pebbel: I've told you a hundred times. I don't want to win awards. Give me pictures that end with a kiss and black ink on the books.
Trivia: The film won five Academy Awards, and holds the record for the most wins without being nominated for Best Picture.
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