Sacha

Continuity mistake: When the elevator boy is taking the hose off, it changes from being in front of Chaplin to over his shoulder.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: Dinner with Kay. When Chaplin is doing the dentist joke, the way the napkin is tied around the woman's neck differs between shots: Covering/uncovering the necklace.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Chaplin runs away from the elevator there's a man on the left that disappears in the next shot.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When we see the courtroom, there's a TV camera in front of the counter. In the next shot, the camera is on one side and moving to the centre of the counter.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: In the close-up in the revolving door, Chaplin's tie is straight, outside it's semi-hidden to the right.

Sacha

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

Continuity mistake: A drop of soap on the lower right side of the sink when Hughes cuts himself appears and disappears depending on the shot.

Sacha

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

Continuity mistake: When Ava Gardner smacks Hughes he falls down, knocking some flowers down to the floor, covering part of the first brick of the fireplace. When the shot changes, the brick is immaculate and the flowers are nowhere to be seen.

Sacha

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

Continuity mistake: Hughes leaves Ava and goes, hat in hand, to talk with his two pals. Suddenly he is seen with his hat on. Less than half a second to put on a hat without moving your arm IS fast.

Sacha

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

Continuity mistake: Inside the projection room, Hughes hand the photo of an actress with a sketch of the Hercules behind. The sketch is sideways as we can see when the guy is flipping the photo. But when the angle changes finishing his movement, the sketch is seen straight.

Sacha

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

Continuity mistake: When Hughes is dining with Domergue and Juan Trippe is leaving the place, the spoon on the sundae keeps moving around.

Sacha

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

20th Feb 2006

The Aviator (2004)

Continuity mistake: After the plane crash, when Hughes is lying on the floor we see his left trouser is undamaged, but a second later it's in rags and the part going from the knee to the foot is missing.

Sacha

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