Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: Riding with the mule in the passenger seat, Harold finds himself unable to control his car. Driving the wrong way, he instinctively crosses his arms as a car nearly crashes against him. In the next shot he has just one arm raised and the other already controls the steering wheel. (01:08:05)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: Fakrash makes the two chests of money and jewelry disappear and is quite sad at his inability to please his Master. Harold puts his hands on Burl Ives' considerable girth saying "That's not true, Mr. Fakrash." In the next shot, his hands are on Ives' arms. (00:37:25)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

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Continuity mistake: In the part of the crazy car ride when the other vehicles start going in reverse instead of colliding head-on with Harold, he has his arm across the face in the front view, but in the reverse shot just the hand is raised. (01:08:40)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: Everyone sits down on the pillows for dinner. Harold's future father in-law grumbles about his sacroiliac pain, and his wife brushes him off saying "Oh Anthony, your back hasn't bothered you in years." Her purse is in a different position in her lap between shots. (00:44:20)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: After the buffet with lamb eyes, an odalisque appears and does a dance number. She approaches the dinner party; Sylvia in the wide shots is nervously touching her necklace, but in the closer views her hands are both on the pillow. (00:47:25)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: During the 'simple dinner', the second time that the slaves get on their knees praising Fakrash's name, the seneschal claps his hands to shut them up starting from a position with his hands joined, but the hands were parted in the previous shot. (00:43:30)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: Harold pitches to the mule a certainly very reasonable idea such as having plastic surgery. In the earlier part of the scene Tony Randall was leaning against the car window, but not in that shot. However, at the cut, there he is, again leaning to the window. (01:12:45)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: At the hearing, Fakrash starts flying around the room (with a terrible special effect). The men at the prosecution table lean forward to look at what is happening; their arm position changes between shots. (01:23:15)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: The protagonist gets home with the titular object. Seymour is finishing the sculpture; he casts no particular shadow on the wall behind him, but as soon as the shot changes, his silhouette is projected right on the wall. (00:06:40)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: Female servants approach the 'table' where the protagonist is having dinner with in-laws and fiancee and sprinkle them with myrrh and frankincense. Continuity mistakes happen at every cut regarding the position of Harold's hands in his lap. (00:45:20)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: Harold is holding in his arms the bottle still wrapped as he tells his roomies about the wedding being postponed. In the different shots, the bottle is turned differently - just look at the position of the ribbon. (00:07:35)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: During the scene in front of the restaurant (after the VW van takes Harold's parking spot) every cut brings continuity errors in the position of the passersby. The natural light also changes as you can see by the shadow on the sidewalk. (00:27:10)

Sammo

28th Dec 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: After Fakrash proposes the partnership in real estates, Harold walks back to the car. Time has passed, because all of a sudden, Fakrash's head does not cast a shadow on his chest like in previous shots. (01:12:25)

Sammo

23rd Nov 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: When Tezra falls on her knees after seeing 'Master' Harold saying "Ask of me what thou wilt", he puts the peacock tongue in his mouth - but he already had it in the previous close-up. (00:53:10)

Sammo

16th Nov 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: Harold is driving to the restaurant, but Mr. Fakrash gets to him flying in a weird sitting position. At the cut, the street signs completely change. (00:24:40)

Sammo

15th Nov 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: Pushed by Mr. Kenton in the guise of a mule, Harold falls with his back against the sarcophagus. He is positioned in different spots between cuts. (01:06:40)

Sammo

15th Nov 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: The handbag and gloves of Mrs. Kenton are placed differently by her when the belly dancer comes jiggling by her husband. (00:47:45)

Sammo

14th Nov 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

14th Nov 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: A line of elephants crossing the street cuts short the police chase. At the cut, the passersby in the street change entirely. (00:25:25)

Sammo

14th Nov 2019

The Brass Bottle (1964)

Continuity mistake: In the padded cell, the shadows cast by both characters keep changing position depending on the camera angle. (01:20:00)

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