Goofs for
Jezebel (1938) More at IMDbPro »

• Continuity: As Mrs. Kendrick and Stephanie go up the steps to the porch of Julie's house, we see a diagnal ray of light shine across the front door. Just before Cato opens the door, the light is gone.
  
  
• Anachronisms: In the scene in which Julie is sewing her dress she hums "Beautiful Dreamer". The story takes place 1852-53 and "Beautiful Dreamer" wasn't written until 1864.
  
  
• Continuity: Just after Preston Dillard collapses and Dr. Livingstone is asking for someone for help to carry him, between shots in the same scene we see Livingstone holding Preston by the hand, then not holding him, then back to holding him by the hand.
  
  

• Anachronisms: When the sheriff shoots the "yellow jack" runaway at Halcyon Plantation, he uses a lever-action repeating rifle. This type of weapon was first patented in 1860; the action takes place in 1853.
  
  
• Continuity: Early in the film, Preston storms up to Julie's bedroom and knocks hard on her door several times with his cane. The head of the cane seemingly leaves numerous dents in the wood. When Julie finally opens the door (inward into the bedroom), the dents have disappeared.
  
  
• Continuity: When Zette admires Julie's dress, the apron on her uniform is pinned to the uniform in some shots and unpinned in other shots.
  
  
• Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): As Bette Davis's character hurries through the room arranging flowers, one flower falls out of the vase, but she doesn't bother with it or even seem to notice it, continues arranging them, and then moves the vase to another table.
  
  

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