Revealing mistake: When Alice tells the Mad Hatter how she appeared in Wonderland the hare's paw is superimposed on the teapot's handle as if the pot were flat or he was floating.
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
1 revealing mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
Starring: Bill Thompson, Sterling Holloway, Ed Wynn, Kathryn Beaumont, Richard Haydn, Jerry Colonna
Genres: Adventure, Animated, Disney, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Other mistake: In the opening credits, Lewis Carroll is spelled incorrectly, as 'Carrol'. (00:00:30)
Queen of Hearts: Who's been painting my roses red? WHO'S been painting MY roses RED? /Who dares to taint / With vulgar paint / The royal flower bed? / For painting my roses red / Someone will lose his head.
Card Painter: Oh no, Your Majesty, please! It's all his fault.
Card Painter: Not me, your grace! The ace, the ace.
Queen of Hearts: You?
Card Painter: No, two.
Queen of Hearts: The deuce, you say?
Card Painter: Not me! The three.
Queen of Hearts: That's enough! Off with their heads.
Trivia: The film made very little money and almost bankrupted Walt Disney.
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