Revealing mistake: When Wilby is in the car being chased by the police officers while he is a dog, in some scenes the dog is a real dog and in other scenes it is just a person in a dog costume.
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
1 revealing mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Charles Barton
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Annette Funicello, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk
Continuity mistake: When Wilby goes into his bedroom, he takes out his PJ's from the bureau drawer, leaving the drawer open. He goes into the bathroom to put on the PJ's. When he comes out of the bathroom, the drawer in the bureau is closed.
Moochie Daniels: Gee, Wilby, you know I like you much better as a dog.
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Answer: I assume this is merely a movie plot device so that the audience does not get confused when Wilbur is in his dog form or that the other characters are wondering why there are suddenly two identical dogs.
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