Revealing mistake: If you watch closely when the prisoner hits Jake with the shovel you can see the shovel bend as if it was rubber.
The Comancheros (1961)
1 revealing mistake - chronological order
Directed by: John Wayne, Michael Curtiz
Starring: John Wayne, Nehemiah Persoff, Ina Balin, Stuart Whitman
Factual error: The rifles that Jake Cutter has Paul Regret dig up are Henry repeaters, or possibly 1866 Winchesters. Either way weapons unavailable in the period depicted in the movie.
Paul Regret: How do you know you killed him?
Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter: There wasn't time not to.
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Answer: There's no specific meaning. Metaphorically, it would mean that it is the beginning of something that is dismal, is going to be long and difficult to achieve, or may not end well. Basically, it's a "bad omen."
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