When Birdseye is freezing fish in the below-zero freezer, his breath is not visible from the cold, and you can see the fish drip with water, clearly not frozen.
A man addressing C. W. Post's widow says "I'm sorry for your loss." This is a modern-day invention; a century ago, particularly among the moneyed set, people spoke with more eloquence & dignity, & this swiftly rattled off expression, lacking any (acted) hint of sincerity in the process, is nothing of the sort.