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- ↑ "The 7th Academy Awards (1935) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
