When Perry looks at the newspaper with the front-page story of Farley's murder and that Jim Harrell was being held, he folds the paper vertically and looks at the left side of the front page. But the story about the murder is on the right side of the front page.
Patterson shows up at Alma's to look for a key and documents.
They are talking and in the next shot they are both holding drinks that magically appear.
There was no indication of drinks being prepared while Patterson was there in a surprise visit.
There was no indication of drinks being prepared while Patterson was there in a surprise visit.
Rosalind told Perry, Della and Paul that she had a large amount of cash to give Perry for Jim's defense because her husband never trusted banks after the big depression of 1933. But the Great Depression began in 1929.
While 1929 was the start of the depression, it's impact was not all felt that same year. So Rosalind's statement may well have been true for her husband.
During the epilogue, the obviously painted backdrop behind Perry, Della, Mrs. Hedrick and Jim shows shadows going from left to right. But as Paul is putting on the practice green in front of the other four, his shadow points directly toward them, and thus not in the same direction as the shadows in the backdrop.
The country club would not have given the winner of the tournament $2,000 in cash. Instead, the club would have issued a check. The club would have been required to report such a large amount of prize money to the IRS (for its tax return and the winner's) and would thus need a canceled check for its records.