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Right out of the gate when asked about this movie Dietrich says that he co-directed it with Jess Franco and that Lina was 'on loan' from him, which is at odds with what most have believed about this film for years (it was commonly held that that Franco was not involved in making this movie at all).
- ↑ https://filmcultist.com/?p=24792
- ↑ Blacktooth (4 September 2019). "Trashploitation – Rolls-Royce Baby (Review)". Horror Society. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ↑ Buxton, Darrell. "Rolls-Royce Baby Review (1975)". The Spinning Image. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
