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References
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ↑ Evidence at the Unsung Divas database; by Greta deGroat
- ↑ Evidence at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Warner Brothers Films 1928 Archived December 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
