Visible crew/equipment: When the search aircraft make their last fly-by over the Duke and his crew who are supposedly stranded on a frozen lake, parallel vehicle tracks are plainly visible, leading to their aircraft, and around it.
Island In The Sky (1953)
1 visible crew/equipment mistake
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Starring: John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, James Arness, Walter Abel
Continuity mistake: While the close-ups showed heavy ice build-up on the doomed plane, the long shots showed no ice at all.
Capt. Dooley: I know you're down in the middle of a big nowhere. They're all dependant. I ate today and it's still strong. But tomorrow. So find food, that's number one. Find out where nowhere is, that's number two. And you can help the others find nowhere. They'll come, they won't leave you alone waiting on a pin point of nowhere.
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