Corrected entry: Sam's coat is unbuttoned (with no tobacco pouch string showing) when he enters his office foyer the day after Archer's murder, but in the next shot (when Archer's widow calls to him) it becomes buttoned in order to hide the string to his tobacco pouch, which he unbuttons and reaches for in a later shot when reviewing the case with Effie.
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27th Jul 2004
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
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Correction: The ten seconds that elapses as we see Iva Archer leave the office is plenty of time for him to un-button his jacket.
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10 seconds is enough time, but why button an unbutton coat just to unbutton it 10 seconds later?