Factual error: Newgate makes a reference to Mickey Finn's name being the same as that of a Chicago bartender who used to drug his patrons with knockout drops. However, the film is set in 1899, but the real Mickey Finn wasn't caught until 1903.
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
Directed by: Brad Anderson
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis, Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess
Continuity mistake: When Newgate is feeding the blind woman in the asylum, the position of her hands on him when he is pretending to be her son keep changing from the chest, to his neck, to his head.
Continuity mistake: Newgate arrives at the asylum and Dr. Lamb asks someone to help remove his coat. However the scarf around his neck vanishes between shots.
Edward Newgate: You're mad!
Silas Lamb: We're all mad Dr. Newgate. Some are simply not mad enough to admit it.
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