Factual error: There is a three prong electrical outlet visible in the Wershba's bathroom. These were not used at the time the film takes place, they were introduced decades later.
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Directed by: George Clooney
Starring: George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, Alex Borstein, Rose Abdoo
Trivia: Check out the scene in which the elevator opens out into the Columbia Records Co. office. On the wall is a picture of George Clooney's Aunt, Rosemary Clooney, who was a famous actress/singer in the 1950's.
Trivia: The man introducing Murrow's keynote address to the 1958 convention of the Radio-Television News Directors Association cites Murrow's reporting on the plight of migrant workers. Actually, Murrow did not report on the conditions of migrant workers until 1960. His documentary on the subject, "Harvest of Shame", was the last project he worked on as a CBS broadcaster.
Shirley Wershba: Name me another wife who reminds her husband to take off his wedding ring before he goes to the office.
Joe Wershba: Ava Gardner.
Edward R. Murrow: He's gonna hope a senator trumps a newsman.
Fred Friendly: He'll lose.
Edward R. Murrow: Not if we're playing bridge.
Edward R. Murrow: Did you know that Shirley and Joe are married?
Fred Friendly: Yeah.
Edward R. Murrow: Did everybody know?
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