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12th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: Marilyn's shadow falls on the door as she speaks to Mr. Qua and the Cutlers, and after finishing she goes back into her room. In the next shot the lighting has changed and Mr. Qua's shadow falls in the opposite direction onto the Cutlers as he speaks to them. (00:09:30)

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12th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: Ray Cutler drives off to park the car as Polly stands alone in front of the Rainbow Cabin's office. On the left of the screen we see a curled up garden hose leaning against a small pine tree. No one went near it, but earlier it was in front of the pine tree. (00:10:00)

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12th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: Marilyn walks past the office as she leaves the cabins, and the blinds on the window are down. No one was in the office, but several shots earlier, as the Cutlers drove in, the blinds were up. (00:10:10)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: When the Cutlers drove into the Rainbow Cabins, the manager threw the newspaper he was reading onto his rocking chair. No one goes near it but when we see the chair again, as he speaks to Marilyn, the newspaper is not there. (00:09:05)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: As the Cutlers drive into the Rainbow Cabins it's clear to see that Polly's vent window is closed. She doesn't touch it but when the manager helps her out of the car it's open. (00:07:10)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: The Cutlers drive up to the Rainbow Cabins and Ray reaches for the ignition to turn the car off as they speak to the manager. In the next shot his right hand is leaning on the front car seat. (00:06:30)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Visible crew/equipment: After the manager helps Polly out of the car she says, "Cabin B is ours?" and you can see the shadow of the crew moving on the dashboard of the car. (00:07:20)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: The manager knocks on the door to cabin B and the stone post in the background on the left of the screen is in direct sunlight. Two minutes of uninterrupted movie time goes by but as the Cutlers get ready to leave the stone post, and the falls behind them are no longer in direct sunlight. (00:08:00)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Visible crew/equipment: At the Rainbow Cabins the Cutlers sit in their car and the manager says, "I've got you down for cabin B". The shadow of a boom mike moves across his face as he approaches the car. (00:06:40)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: The Cutlers drive into the Rainbow Cabins and the manager walks up to them pointing at his clipboard with his right index finger. In the next shot he's holding the clipboard with both hands. (00:06:40)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: Marilyn speaks to the cabin manager and says, "It's the first good sleep he's had in over a week" and the fur on her collar is motionless. In the next shot the wind is blowing it continuously. (00:08:30)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Factual error: The Rainbow Cabins are on the Canadian side of the falls and when Ray Cutler looks over at the shredded wheat plant he should be looking at the American side. But the error here is that they show the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station which is also on the Canadian side of the falls. (00:06:50)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: The manager knocks on the door to cabin B and Marilyn comes walking out. The shades to her right are closed but two shots later they're opened. (00:08:25)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: In the first scene of the movie we see Marilyn in bed with a cup and saucer on the edge of the night stand. She doesn't touch it but as George walks in the room the cup moves about six inches back from the edge of the night stand. (00:03:00)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: As the Cutlers drive over the bridge into Canada the officer directing traffic is standing on the median. In the next shot he's in the middle of the road. (00:05:05)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: When the Cutlers drive up to the customs officer you can see the luggage behind them in the backseat. A few shots later as they're leaving the customs booth the luggage is not there. (00:05:10)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: In the first scene of the movie Marilyn is in bed smoking a cigarette and the shadow of the light coming through the Venetian blinds goes across the sheets from left to right. She hears George coming into the room, puts out the cigarette and in the next shot the shadow from the blinds has been rotated 90 degrees and is now extending from the foot of the bed to the head board. (00:03:20)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: As the Cutlers drive up to the Rainbow Cabins, before they speak to the manager the pages on the clipboard hanging next to the door are sticking out. Two shots later without anyone going near it, the clipboard has been moved as the pages are now flush with it. (00:06:25)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Continuity mistake: After they leave the customs officer Ray Cutler says to Polly, with a wide grin on his face, "You should have told him we're on a delayed honeymoon". In the next shot he's not smiling at all. (00:06:05)

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11th Jan 2007

Niagara (1953)

Visible crew/equipment: In the close-up of the Cutlers as they drive away from the customs booth an equipment shadow appears on the right side of the hood of their car. (00:05:55)

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