Revealing mistake: When Atticus kills the mad dog, you can see its hind legs being pulled by someone off screen. (00:43:05)
????Revealing mistake: Scout's hand is made of fiberglass as can be seen in the close up when they are attacked.
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
2 revealing mistakes
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Brock Peters, Frank Overton, Gregory Peck, John Megna, Robert Duvall, Rosemary Murphy
Continuity mistake: Early in the courtroom scene there is a shot of Gregory Peck that is reversed. The part in his hair is not on the same side of his head that it is in the rest of the film.
Atticus Finch: Did you rape Mayella Ewell?
Tom Robinson: I did not, sir.
Atticus Finch: Did you harm her in any way?
Tom Robinson: I did not.
Trivia: Mary Badham was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role as Scout. At the age of nine, Badham became the youngest ever nominee in that category.
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