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- ↑ "The 8th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
