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)
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14th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The yellow brick road is made out of painted bricks. As they enter Oz it changes into shiny linoleum with grey grout marks painted on it. (00:59:25)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: When the Wizard says, "Do you presume to criticize the great Oz?" look closely at the curtain as a crew member behind the curtain attaches it onto Toto so he can pull it open. (01:28:20)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The Wicked Witch enters the tower and says, "Ring around the Rosie" and the broom in her hands changes between shots. The one she sticks in the fire is different. (01:26:00)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: As she watches the Wicked Witch "melt", Dorothy and the others stand about five feet to the left of the Wicked Witch. They never move but when she asks for the broomstick she's standing right above her "melted" remains. (01:26:50)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: As the Cowardly Lion chases him, Toto runs off the Yellow Brick road into the bushes twice. (00:50:15)
Suggested correction: He only runs into the bushes one time.
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The Cowardly Lion stands behind the Tin Man. In the next shot when the guard says, "Hail to Dorothy, the Wicked Witch is dead" the Lion is at the Tin Man's side. (01:27:10)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The Scarecrow is in the lead as the four run away from the guards and enter the tower where the Wicked Witch is eventually melted. In the next shot the Tin Man is in front. (01:25:35)
4th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: The apparatus on the Scarecrow's chest that's attached to the wires above his head can be seen sticking out in several shots as Dorothy walks up to him. (00:35:30)
4th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Revealing mistake: The Scarecrow tells Dorothy to, "just bend the nail down in the back and maybe I'll slip off" but what she actually does is pull a lever. (00:35:40)
Suggested correction: I have the scene up right now, and the nail on the pole just looks like... a huge nail. Then Dorothy bends it, and the Scarecrow falls off. I'm not denying that it's a lever, because it's entirely possible that it is. The thing is, there is nothing in the scene that indicates that it absolutely has to be a lever, and it can't be a nail at all.
4th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The rope around the Scarecrow's neck is tied differently throughout the scene after he meets Dorothy. The rag around his hat is rearranged also. (00:34:50 - 00:36:20)
4th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: When Dorothy says, "No, I just thought you hurt yourself" she takes her hand off the Scarecrow's shoulder. In the next shot her hand is back on his shoulder. (00:36:00)
4th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: As Dorothy and the Scarecrow dance off and sing, "We're off to see the Wizard" the flowers that were on the fencepost have been removed. The stepladder by the fence has also been moved without being touched. (00:38:55)
Suggested correction: The flowers are still there.
4th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: When they first meet the Tin Man a purple bird with a red beak appears and disappears several times near the house behind them. (00:41:20 - 00:42:20)
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