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- ↑ "Her First Affaire (1932)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ J. P. Wearing · 2014. "Her First Affaire". The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 52–53.
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