Visible crew/equipment: After their cleaning and ironing in the kitchen Lucy and Martha head up the stairs, then as Lucy says, "Nearly halfway through life, and what have I done," the shadow of the moving boom mic is visible at the top left side of the screen. (00:15:25)
Visible crew/equipment: After Lucy's in-laws inform her that she's lost her source of income, Lucy sits down beside the vocal Captain Gregg and responds to him aloud that she doesn't intend to make a scene. Then, when Mother takes a seat beside Lucy, the shadow of the moving boom mic is visible above Mother at the top of the screen. (00:38:40)
Visible crew/equipment: During the in-law visit Mother starts weeping, prompting Captain Gregg to roar at Lucy, "Make her stop the eternal caterwauling," and when Lucy tells him to keep out of this, of course Mother thinks Lucy's comment was directed at her. In the next shot, when Lucy stands up the black tape mark is visible on the rug at Mother's feet. (00:38:55)
Visible crew/equipment: When Lucy enters her bedroom, she asks Martha if she likes the painting done by Mr. Fairley and Martha quickly replies no, then just as Martha walks over to the bed, a black T-mark is visible on the rug near the big leather chair, right before Lucy takes a few steps toward that mark's location and stands there. (01:15:30)
Answer: Yes they did. In 1868 the Railway Regulation Bill was passed in the UK which forced railway companies to designate certain cars as smoking cars. This bill was passed in response to companies banning smoking altogether on their trains.
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