Niagara

Niagara (1953)

85 mistakes - chronological order

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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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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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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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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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Visible crew/equipment: The Cutlers drive over the bridge into Canada and speak with the customs officer. If you look closely when the camera films over the customs officers back you can see the reflection of the crew standing behind him in the windows behind the car. (00:05:40)

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Continuity mistake: Ray Cutler says to the customs officer, "I'm going to catch up on my reading" and his right arm is leaning on the seat of the car. In the next shot his arm is at his side. (00:05:45)

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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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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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Continuity mistake: After the Cutlers leave the customs officer, Polly says to Ray, "Delayed or not" and the bottom half of her face has a shadow falling across it. In the next shot it's gone. (00:06:05)

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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George Loomis: You smell like a dime store. I know what that means.
Rose Loomis: Sure. I'm meeting somebody, just anybody handy, as long as he's a man! How 'bout the ticket seller himself? I could grab him on the way out, or one of the kids with the phonograph. Anybody suits me. Take your pick.

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