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- ↑ "Six Screenplays by Robert Riskin". publishing.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ↑ Scott, Ian (2015-01-13). In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813159669.
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