Goofs

The opening scenes of the movie clearly state that we are in Paris in 1949. The Buick station wagon is a 1950 model (identifiable by the squared portholes in the hood - not round portholes in the fenders - and the "malocclusion" chrome grille). Even allowing that the model year began in September then, it's highly unlikely the Childs would have had a brand-new 1950 Buick available to be shipped to France. See more