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References
- ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | SAILORS DON'T CARE (1940)". 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ↑ "Sailors Don't Care (1940) - Oswald Mitchell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
