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- ↑ Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 100.
- ↑ Chibnall, Steve (2007). Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute. p. 244. ISBN 978-1844571543.
- ↑ "Down Our Alley" . The Monthly Film Bulletin . 6 (61): 185. 1 January 1939 – via ProQuest.
- ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.