Factual error: A 1950 Chevrolet and a 1950 Oldsmobile can be seen in street scenes in this supposedly 1944-set movie.
Factual error: Women's stockings had seams in 1944. When people are dancing at the party in Bayfield's apartment, the backs of women's legs appear in enough shots to show that their stockings, anachronistically, are seamless.
Continuity mistake: When Florence first falls asleep and has her wig and eyelashes taken off, her head keeps changing positions between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Florence ends her Valkyrie routine she raises her head; angle changes and it's back to lowered, and she raises it again.
Factual error: During the opening credits, when Nina Arianda' s name pops up, you also see the invite from the Verdi club for Florence's performance. It's the beginning of the story, but in the street you can see the cinema marquee for the movie "Three Is A Family", released on November 23, barely 3 days before Florence's death. (00:01:00)
Answer: They had no way of knowing whether or not someone would do that, but they did whatever they could to keep her from reading the bad reviews.
raywest