rabid anarchist

13th Sep 2003

Some Like It Hot (1959)

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.

rabid anarchist

13th Sep 2003

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Revealing mistake: When Spats Columbo's gangsters are being searched for weapons at the Florida Hotel, the man doing the pat search can be seen placing the gun behind the gangster's leg, just before it supposedly drops out of his trouser leg.

rabid anarchist

13th Sep 2003

Some Like It Hot (1959)

13th Sep 2003

Some Like It Hot (1959)

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)

rabid anarchist

13th Sep 2003

Some Like It Hot (1959)

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