Goofs for
Battle Cry (1955) More at IMDbPro »

• Revealing mistakes: When Andy Hookins chops down the tree in front of Pat's house, he visibly "chops" it with an axe - but when the tree falls the camera pulls back to show the tree falling from a perfectly smooth stump, obviously cut with a chainsaw.
  
  
• Continuity: While Danny talks to Elaine at her apartment his shirt is alternately buttoned/unbuttoned between shots.
  
  
• Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Mrs. Pat Rogers speaks with an American accent even though she's from New Zealand and both her parents speak with a New Zealand accent.
  
  

• Continuity: When the unit arrives at Guadalcanal, as they march off some of the men in the first group have wet trousers from the landing on the beach, but the men in the second group have completely dry trousers.
  
  
• Errors in geography: Most of the trees at Pat Rogers' family farm seem to be Australian Eucalyptus trees, including the tree Andy chops down. These are quite common as an introduced species in California, but certainly not in New Zealand.
  
  
• Anachronisms: There are several shots at MCRD (San Diego), and of the battalion marching with African-American Marines in the ranks. In 1942 and 1943, integrated units did not exist. It wasn't until 1948 that President Truman signed an Executive Order to investigate full integration of the armed forces.
  
  
• Factual errors: Several scenes show African Americans in a predominantly white unit. The armed forces were racially segregated in WWII.
  
  

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