The Monster is in two different locations on the operating table in the two shots
prior to getting off the table.
As the townspeople gather to storm the castle, the clock in the town square shows
10:30. When the Inspector steps out of the building to address them, the clock
over his shoulder shows 10:00 PM.
Gene Wilder barely stifles genuine laughter at several points.
In the dart throwing scene the first dart lands in a "7" space and the rest near
the bullseye. After a cut-away, the dart in the "7" spot is missing.
When Frankenstein first opens the door to the monster-making room, the rusted
handle breaks into two pieces, but when he throws them down, only one piece
can be heard hitting the floor.
Right before Frankenstein goes up to the top of the tower to animate the
monster, you can see the monster's chest move up and down.
In the classroom Frankenstein sticks a scalpel into his leg. A thick pad is clearly
visible under his trouser leg, covering the whole top of his thigh.
During Dr. Frankenstein's lecture, the drawing of the brainstem changes by
the end of the scene.
When Gerhard Falkstein meets Dr. Frankenstein in his class, he refers to Baron
von Frankenstein as his great-grandfather, while the rest of the film refers to him
as the grandfather. However, it is stated later in the film (most notably in the
deleted sequence "The Reading Of The Will") that the Frankenstein who's will is
being read is the Great-Grandfather, and the infamous Victor Frankenstein is
his son, or Fredrick's Grandfather.
When the Monster cries in the cell with Dr. Frankenstein, you can see the
reflection of light off his "missing teeth" that have been blackened.
When Frederick discovers the private library, one shot is a close-up of the
cigar in the ashtray. In the next shot, the cigar is in Inga's hand.
In one scene, a guard taunts the creature with a lit match, as the creature is
terrified of fire. Yet in the same scene, a torch is burning on the cell wall behind t
he creature, the cell where he's supposedly been held for hours without freaking out.
When Frau Blucher is playing the violin to soothe the monster, her fingers stay
in the same position the whole time she is playing, yet the music changes even
while her fingers are in plain sight
As Frau Blucher frees the Monster from the operating table, she caresses the top
of his head with her right hand, but in the inserted shot of the Monster's head
rom her POV her hand is not there.
Before the monster has fully put his weight upon the see-saw, you can see
Helga begin to be lifted off of her seat.
In the opening "coffin" scene, the ruffle under the coffin flutters as the camera
backs up past it.
In the chase scene in the woods the Police Inspector's prosthetic arm
"switches" from right to left.
The candle that operates the bookcase door goes out momentarily, and then
comes back on, before Frankenstein and the assistant go down the passageway.
When playing darts, only two go out the window. Yet at least three darts are
in each tire, plus others in the spare and the driver's helmet.
When the monster visits the blind man's cottage, he is not afraid of the burning
fire cooking the soup or the candle on the table.
When Frau Blücher sets the creature free, he completely rips the top bracket
off of the operating table. Later, when Frau Blücher lowers the table with doctor
and Inga on it after their tryst, the top bracket is back.
When the Creature is walking backwards and forwards in the neurology
demonstration, it is clear that he is wearing platform shoes.
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