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- ↑ One of three pseudonyms used by Darryl F. Zanuck while he was writing for Warner Bros. [1]
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- 1 2 "Simple Sis". Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute.
- 1 2 3 Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 5 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ↑ Andersen, Arne. "Lost Film Files – The Lost Films of Warner Brothers Pictures" – via Silents Are Golden.
- ↑ Pierce, David (March 7, 2016). "Simple Sis/Herman C Raymaker". American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog. The Library of Congress.
- ↑ "Warner Bros. Releasing Four Films in June". Motion Picture News. XXXV (23): 2270. June 10, 1927 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Simple Sis". Variety. LXXXVII (8): 17. June 8, 1927 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Flavin, Harold (June 17, 1927). "Simple Sis: Hokum Story; Okay for the Small Houses". Motion Picture News. XXXV (24): 2369 – via Internet Archive.
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