- Continuity: In the tank scene, the gunshots are on one side of the tank. However, when Claymore locks the door, there are gunshot holes beside the door. This is further shown to be wrong when The Shadow breathes through the bullet holes. He has to swim across the filled tank to get back to the door. However, when Margo arrives at the door, there are bullet holes right next to her.
- Continuity: During the investigation of the murder at the museum, a policeman working for The Shadow alternately wears his "Shadow" ring on his right/left hand as he leaves to send a message to The Shadow (the establishing shot shows it to be worn on his right hand).
- Continuity: When Dr. Lane and his daughter are disarming the bomb in the elevator shaft, the yellow wire that Dr. Lane cut earlier in Khan's throne-room is still in one piece.
- Factual errors: While hanging from the top of the Empire State Building, the sailor looks straight down the side of the building, which is shown to be flat. This is wrong. From the observation deck, there is another level that sticks out below, where the lights that shine upwards are stored.
- Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Margo yells at her father while he is disarming the bomb, her lips say "Pick one!" before her voice says it.
- Crew or equipment visible: At the start of the fight on the balcony, when the Shadow lifts one of Khan's men by his helmet, you can see the wires pulling the guy off his feet.
- Continuity: While Lamont and Moe are talking about Margo Lane, the cab they are in is driving towards a building. Just as they reach the point where they must turn either left or right, we cut to a view out of the rear window. We never see the cab turning, so we have to assume it drove straight through the building.
- Continuity: When Dr. Lane disarms the bomb, he cuts the red wire. In the subsequent shot, it's whole again.
- Revealing mistakes: When Farley Claymore goes mad in the hotel attempting to kill the Shadow, the torch in his hand does not move in time with the light on the ceiling.
- Factual errors: While Moe's cab's design is based on a Cord automobile, it appears to have been built on a rear-wheel-drive chassis, based on its handling. The Cord was front-wheel-drive.
- Factual errors: When Lamont is trapped in the giant water tank he dives down to bottom to breathe from bullet holes shot in wall. Air bubbles are seen coming in from outside. This would be impossible given the enormous water pressure that would be expected within the tank. If anything water should be able to cause a slight suction in the general bullet hole area. Instead Lamont is also able to stick his finger through without much problem either. Not to mention on exterior view of tank water is not seen pouring out in a spout at all.
- Continuity: The Shadow tells Dr Roy Tam, "Mr Schrevnitz here will instruct you in the way I will contact you if I need your help." The Shadow then gives the instructions himself.
- Continuity: When Margo Lane arrives to rescue The Shadow from the water tank, a distant shot shows no water leaking out of the bullet holes Farley Claymore made. But when she's right by the door, water can clearly be seen leaking out.
- Continuity: When Barth and Lamont are having dinner, after Lamont rushes out you see Barth take two sips of his martini. In the first sip the drink is almost empty. The next sip is from an almost half full glass.
- Continuity: When the Shadow's taxi first arrives in front of the Cobalt Club, it comes to a stop directly in front of the door. Another car can be seen to its Left, coming to a stop immediately beside it. The shot then cuts to a camera directly across the street from the club door, and the 2nd car is gone, allowing a full side view of the taxi.
- Anachronisms: Khan causes a sailor to climb over the security fence and jump from the Empire State Building committing suicide. The movie is set in the 1930s. The fence was not added until 1947.
- Continuity: When Margo and Dr. Lane arrive to disarm the bomb (which is hanging from a chain), the moving floor is still. Yet, when the bomb falls off of the chain, and rolls away, the floor is spinning (at a reasonably high rate of speed).
- Anachronisms: The wire insulation on the bomb is modern day plastics not the correct cloth type for the day, and the nylon wire ties wouldn't be invented for another 30 years or so.
- Anachronisms: A bottle of Pepsi Cola is shown in Margo's father's lab. The red, white and blue Pepsi label was not used until 1941.
- Revealing mistakes: The two door guards with an elevator in front of them are shot with arrows. When the second guard gets shot, it's obvious that the arrow isn't fired but appears from under his coat (released with a spring).
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- Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: When Shiwan Khan is stabbed and he reels, breaking the windows behind him, the top of the backdrop is visible when the lightning flashes.
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