Continuity mistake: It is supposed to be night when Joe slips out of the hotel, but a daytime sky is visible.
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, George Raft
Continuity mistake: At night, on the train, Sugar gets the curtains stuck between the ladder and the side of the berth. In the next shot she opens the curtains while standing on the ladder and without moving it. (00:36:05)
Continuity mistake: When Tony Curtis & Marilyn are on their way to the yacht, Marilyn has what appears to be a clear 'bra-band' across the back of her gown - this band appears and disappears until they are finally settled in the room.
Trivia: Not a mistake, just a fact. According to I.A.L. Diamond,Tony Curtis' "Josephine" voice was dubbed by another actor, as Curtis couldn't speak high enough.
Trivia: Monroe wanted the film to be shot in colour (her contract stipulated that all her films were to be in colour), but Wilder convinced her to let it be shot in black and white when costume tests revealed that the makeup that Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon wore gave their faces a green tinge.
Trivia: Marilyn Monroe was pregnant throughout the filming, which is why she was so nervous. Because she was noticeably heavier for this film, many posters had her head superimposed of another model's body.
Sugar: Story of my life. I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop.
Mulligan: You shave with your spats on?
Spats Colombo: I sleep with my spats on.
Question: I'm sure I have seen this film in colour. Does anyone know if it has ever been shown in colour?
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Chosen answer: I've seen it colorized several times on TNT and FMC.
Grumpy Scot