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References
- ↑ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "All at Sea (1935)".
- ↑ Chibnall p.281
- ↑ "All at Sea".
