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28th Apr 2006

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Continuity mistake: When Gillis is seen floating in the pool, a photographer on the left kneels down twice to take the picture: First in the wide shot, and a second later in the closer shot.

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Continuity mistake: When Chaplin is watching the TV that's in the bathroom, the wiper blade of the screen is in low position and not moving. A split second later, in the next shot, it's up and moving fast.

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Continuity mistake: In the cinema, Chaplin moves along the aisle and moves a girl aside. From a front view, watch her skirt and you'll see it's a different girl.

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Continuity mistake: During dinner with Kay, the hands of the woman next to Chaplin keep changing positions depending on the angle.

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Continuity mistake: The man being questioned by the court changes from facing straight to sideways from one shot to the other.

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Continuity mistake: When Chaplin is inside the elevator, the hose changes from being tied knee level to hip level, depending on the shot.

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Continuity mistake: At the start of film, outside the King's house, the number of people on the right, close to the blonde woman, changes between shots.

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Continuity mistake: While Chaplin is hearing the loud orchestra in the Club, the drummer behind is standing up, several inches behind the drums, banging them wildly. Half a second later, a close shot on Chaplin shows the drummer behind, sitting down close to the drum. Back to a wide shot and the drummer is up and wild again. He doesn't sit down and calm himself until several minutes later.

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7th Mar 2006

Gaslight (1944)

Continuity mistake: Gregory crumples the letter where Sergio Bauer is mentioned, but when Paula finds it later on it is perfectly folded and the wrinkles are gone.

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7th Mar 2006

Gaslight (1944)

Continuity mistake: When the maid is out on the street calling a cab, the policeman shows up. The distance between them changes from close to farther away, between shots.

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Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the film, When Indy uses the whip to take the guides gun away, Satipo makes a weird face and starts to move away in amazement. The very next frame, in a wider shot, he is not finishing his movements, but on the contrary he is standing still, with a normal gesture, until a second later he starts to repeat the movement and looks from before.

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Continuity mistake: The letter slipped under the door changes from being close to the doorframe to being in the center of the door.

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Continuity mistake: The bottle of champagne that Chaplin's holding vanishes from his hand and magically appears in the bucket.

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Continuity mistake: First day in the hotel, the Ambassador sees Chaplin peeping. Chaplin's places both hands on his hips, a brusque cut follows and his right arm is up.

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Continuity mistake: In the school, the jar of raisins from the baker boy moves from the right of the cup to in front of it.

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