Best movie continuity mistakes of 1940

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Saps at Sea picture

Continuity mistake: Stan puts the half-folded newspaper down on the boat's galley table. One shot later, the paper is completely unfolded and covering the table. (00:46:05)

Jean G

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Elmer's Candid Camera picture

Continuity mistake: When Elmer approaches the log, you can see there is a squirrel by the hole, but in the next shot the squirrel disappears.

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A Wild Hare picture

Continuity mistake: When Bugs is pretending to be dead, there is nothing behind him, but two shots later, a tree and two leaves appear from nowhere.

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The Mark of Zorro picture

Continuity mistake: In the climactic sword fight between Power and Rathbone, the Captain hand Diego a sword and they immediately start a classic duel. At end, Diego pulls off a dueling glove that he had never put on.

Fgreene

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The Bear's Tale picture

Continuity mistake: When Papa Bear is drinking from the hot water tap after eating the hot porridge, the tap handle changes position between shots.

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Donald's Vacation picture

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the cartoon, you can see the front of Donald Duck's kayak has nothing on it. But after he is soaked by a waterfall, a lever appears out of nowhere. The lever disappears in the next shot, but when he arrives at the campsite, it is back again.

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