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- ↑ "Florida on film". Tampa Bay Times. Oct 1, 1990.
- ↑ DeYoung, Bill (2020-04-08). "Vintage St. Pete: Making movies on Weedon Island". St Pete Catalyst.
- ↑ St. Petersburg Evening Independent, April 13, 1933. p 3A. Accessed May 14, 2013
- ↑ Persall, Steve (1995-12-08). "When Hollywood came east _ to Weedon Island". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ St. Petersburg Evening Independent, August 24, 1933.
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