On the Town (1949)

Character mistake: In Frank Sinatra's scene in the taxi cab, when the girl is singing "Come Up to My Place," he rolls the cab window down and when he rolls it back up, he catches the front of his hair (the quiff) and has to roll the window back down to release it.

Factual error: One does not simply walk (or run) onto or off a U.S. Navy ship. Every individual coming aboard stops at the head of the brow (gangplank to civilians), faces the ensign (flag) at the stern and salutes, then turns to face the officer of the deck (OOD), salutes again, and says, "Request permission to come aboard, sir." The OOD returns the salute and says, "Permission granted," whereupon the individual steps off the brow onto the ship. A similar procedure is used when leaving the ship, with the individual requesting permission to go ashore.

Factual error: None of the sailors has either service ribbons or rate insignia on his uniform. Even if they were all fresh out of boot camp, they would have had to have at least a rate insignia.

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Claire Huddesen: You oughta feel proud that three sailors from the United States Navy got off the ship for one day, and what did they do? Were they thirsty for hard liquor? No. They were thirsty for culture. Were they running after girls? No. They came running to the museum to see your dinosaur. For months out at sea they were dreaming about your dinosaur.

Ozzie: If through a lot of foolery you lost your last red cent/ I wouldn't even stop to ask you why/I'd pawn my mother's jewelry, I'd steal my sister rent/It's all for you kid, you can milk me dry.

Gabey: Gesundheit.
Lucy Schmeeler: That's the nicest thing anybody ever said to me.