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- 1 2 "Berkeley Square – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
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- ↑ "Berkeley Square (1933) – Frank Lloyd | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- ↑ "I'll Never Forget You (1951) – Roy Ward Baker | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
