Other mistake: When they encounter the first ant, the policeman runs out of ammo, but the FBI agent fires at least nine shots. Not bad for a snubnose revolver that holds 5 or 6 rounds.
Them! (1954)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, James Arness, James Whitmore, Joan Weldon
The army discovers the ants' hideout in the sewers below Los Angeles. They two missing boys are rescued alive, then the ants' nest is torched. The world is safe...BUT FOR HOW LONG?
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More mistakes in Them!
Robert Graham: And I thought today was the end of them.
Dr. Harold Medford: No. We haven't seen the end of them. We've only had a close view of the beginning of what may be the end of us.
Trivia: Leonard Nimoy has a uncredited appearance as an army sergeant at the hospital.
Question: What was the purpose of the bag on the hood ornament of the police car in the beginning of the movie?
Answer: The bag is "spare" radiator water for when you're in the desert.
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Answer: You fill the canvas bag with water, put it somewhere where the air can blow through, and the evaporation of the water seeping through the canvas creates cool water inside.
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