They Go Boom!

They Go Boom! (1929)

3 continuity mistakes - chronological order

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Directed by: James Parrott

Starring: Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel

Genres: Comedy, Short

Continuity mistake: When Oliver tells Stan to pull the curtain down, Stan gets out of bed and Oliver is sitting up, putting a handkerchief to his nose. In the next shot, Oliver is now lying in bed, fast asleep.

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the short, the time on the title card reads "3 a.m.", but shots of the alarm clock show the time to be 2 a.m.

Continuity mistake: In a close-up, Ollie is lying on his back in bed and starts to get up. In the immediate long shot, he is on his hands and knees and rising from a prostate position.

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the short, the time on the title card reads "3 a.m.", but shots of the alarm clock show the time to be 2 a.m.

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