The Million Dollar Bond Robbery - S3-E3
Revealing mistake: All the Liberty Bonds loaded in the bag of Mr. Ridgeway have the exact same serial number. (00:20:00)
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery - S3-E3
Factual error: The stock footage of the Queen Mary coming back from the US and docking in Southampton is not in black and white, and it certainly is more recent. The crowd wears colorful clothes, no hats, neon lights are used for the building illumination, and the cars parked are of modern design. It's a post-WW2 world, not 1936. (00:38:40)
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery - S3-E3
Factual error: As the title of the episode says, it's a million dollar robbery, in bonds. Problem is, as seen when the bag is loaded, the million is in 50 dollar bonds, which was the lowest single denomination for Liberty Bonds. 20,000 big bond notes would never fit in that bag, and would weigh a lot! Funny mistake, considering that the reality of 'weight' of a sum is a problem in many movies dealing with regular dollar bills, but bonds would have much fewer limitations as for the denomination of a single note (could have been a pile of bonds worth $10,000 or $5,000). (00:19:50)
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery - S3-E3
Continuity mistake: In the cabin of Mr. Ridgeway, Poirot approaches the portmanteau. In the close-up the tie covers completely the lock before Poirot pushes it aside with his cane, but in the wider shot part of it was already visible, uncovered. (00:24:25)
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery - S3-E3
Continuity mistake: When Poirot receives his platter of buttered brains, the delicacy that makes Hastings queasy is turned a different way in each shot (easy to tell from the asparagus). (00:28:05)
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery - S3-E3
Continuity mistake: When Poirot says "I'm sorry" to the culprit, he has the hand on the shoulder of his accomplice. Her hair is on and off that shoulder in a blink. (00:48:35)
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery - S3-E3
Continuity mistake: After Ridgeway puts down his Queens High, his hand is hovering slightly on the table, but at the cut it is arched, fingers pointing on the table. (00:28:55)
Answer: He definitely says "Belgian", but the subtitles get it wrong and show him saying "American."
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