Continuity mistake: The Wizard holds the Lion's medal in his left hand when he takes it out of the bag. In the next shot it's in his right. (01:30:50)
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21st Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
21st Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: In the poppy field Dorothy falls down with the basket at her side. No one touches it but in the close-up it's by her head. (00:55:45)
18th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: When we first meet the three farmhands Hunk is leaning on the wagon's break pad. In the next shot he's not. (00:03:05)
18th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Other mistake: As Glinda walks over to meet Dorothy, the bridge is the same but the background behind her changes between shots. (00:21:30)
16th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: Outside of Prof. Marvel's trailer the wind is blowing strongly on him, but if you look under and behind the trailer the trees are not moving. (00:14:40)
15th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The blue Lollipop Guilder scoots up to Dorothy with his hands in his pockets. In the next shot his thumbs are sticking out. (00:28:05)
15th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: When Glinda says, "Let the joyous news be spread" the bridge and pond are behind her. In the next shot she's turned around almost facing the pond. (00:23:40)
15th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: When Glinda walks up the steps to greet Dorothy and the rest the floor can be seen and it's quite dirty. Later when Dorothy taps her heels together the same floor has been cleaned and shined. (01:36:15 - 01:38:40)
15th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The bows in Dorothy's hair are tied differently throughout the scene with Glinda the witch in Munchkinland. (00:19:40 - 00:21:30)
15th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The Wizard shouts, "I can't come back I don't know how it works" and the Scarecrow is on Dorothy's left. In the next shot he's on her right. (01:35:10)
15th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: When Glinda sings, "And Kansas she says is the name of her star" you can see the black manhole cover behind her and none of the Munchkins that are around it in the next shot are there. (00:23:15)
15th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: As Glinda's bubble appears Dorothy walks off camera but we still see her standing there as her shadow is on the yellow brick road. When we first see Glinda Dorothy's shadow just disappears. (00:21:30)
15th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: As Dorothy walks on the pigsty there are two grown pigs and about eight piglets in there. When she falls in more than 12 grown pigs now appear in the sty. (00:03:55)
14th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: When Dorothy first walks in the pigsty the shadow of the boom mic can be seen moving on the bottom left of the screen. (00:03:50)
14th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: After she wakes up in the poppy field, Dorothy oils Tin Man's left arm which is stuck to his head. In the next shot his arm is lowered. (00:57:00)
14th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the movie Dorothy comes running into the farm and starts to, but doesn't completely unfasten the strap around her books. In the next shot the strap is in her hand. (00:02:20)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The Tin Man looks at the rope that holds up the chandelier and it's covering the knot. The next time we see it as he takes the axe to it, the rope is on the left of the knot. (01:24:40)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: As the Wicked Witch walks over to her sister a rocking chair is protruding through the broken window. In the next shot the window frame disappears and it's not a rocking chair anymore that's protruding from the window. (00:29:45)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The Wizard gives the Scarecrow his diploma and he unfurls it. In the next shot as he recites the Pythagorean theorem it's rolled up again. (01:30:05)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: As the Munchkins sing "Ding Dong The Witch is Dead" " the shadow of the cameraman and someone else can be seen on the nest of the green Munchkin eggs as they hatch into little pink Munchlets. (00:26:55)
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