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- ↑ "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ↑ "New York Times: Speaking of Animals and Their Families". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
- ↑ Film stills scrapbook: Speaking of animals : in a harem. July 5, 1944. OCLC 1083781277 – via Open WorldCat.
