His Girl Friday

Continuity mistake: There is a scene when they are all in the press room when he's inside the desk. As Hildy goes to get water you can see she's wearing the black heels she's been wearing throughout the movie. In the next shot as she walks behind the table, if you look through the table legs you can see she's wearing a pair of flat white slippers/loafers.

Continuity mistake: When Hildy returns to the press room after taking Molly Malloy out, the wide shot shows her opening the door all the way. Then the close up shows her doing this again.

Jack's Revenge

Continuity mistake: When Earl Williams and Hildy are in the press room, she locks the door and lowers all the shades. Then Molly Malloy knocks and is let in. Suddendy, all the shades are raised up again. (01:35:20)

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Walter Burns: Hey, Duffy, listen. Is there any way we can stop the 4:00 train to Albany from leaving town?
Duffy - Copy Editor: We might dynamite it.
Walter Burns: Could we?

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Trivia: When Cary Grant and his ex wife are being arrested, Cary says "That's what Archie Leach said before he cut his throat." Grant liked to add Archie's names in his movies. That was Grant's real name.

Jack's Revenge

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