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- ↑ THE SCREEN IN REVIEW: At the Paramount At the Fifty-fifth Street A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Film Version of Betty Smith's Novel, With a Uniformly Fine Cast, Opens at the Roxy. By BOSLEY CROWTHER. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 01 Mar 1945: 25
- ↑ DRAMA AND FILM: Light Musical Named for Veronica's Return Niven Busch's Forthcoming Novel, Duel in the Sun, May Be Filmed by Wood Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 08 Oct 1943: 15.
- ↑ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Sonny Tufts Named Co-Star of Bring On the Girls -- 'Battle of Russia' Leaves Tuesday Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 20 Nov 1943: 8.