We see Major Burns walk up to the Swamp and is shocked to see that a movie is being shown in his tent. In the previous shot, we can see Burns standing behind the MPs (seated outside) and look into the tent. He already knew about the movie and should not have been so shocked.
Frank has a black eye immediately after being struck by Hawkeye.
It usually takes a few minutes for bruising to develop.
The movie, Leave Her to Heaven (1945), is shown in camp in black-and-white. The movie was filmed and released in color.
The clips shown from the movie Leave Her to Heaven (1945) are out of order. The scene where the couple is eating soup happens after they are married. Later they show a clip where the couple is just getting engaged.
When LTC Blake is trying to get Maj. Burns to drop the charges against Hawkeye, and Hawkeye learns that, under house arrest, he'll be confined to his tent, Burns then asks, "You think it's funny now, but what are you gonna do during your five years in Leavenworth?"
However, according to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, striking a superior officer carries a sentence of up to ten years' imprisonment, not five.
However, according to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, striking a superior officer carries a sentence of up to ten years' imprisonment, not five.
Hawkeye tells the nurse that the patient he's working on has "lead from a Claymore" in him. The Claymore mine wasn't produced until 1960, too late for the Korean War. Additionally, shrapnel from a Claymore would be steel, not lead.