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- ↑ "They Never Come Back (1932)". AFI Catalog . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ↑ "Alfred T. Mannon". tcmdb . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Border Devils
- ↑ Production Company: Supreme Features, Inc. AFI Catalog
- ↑ "Weiss Bros. – Artclass and Beyond – The Sound Era". Kit Parker Films. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ↑ Ramon Novarro Plans to Star in Screen Version of Drama by Hungarian Playwright: PLAYER'S FUTURE MAY DEPEND ON PRODUCTION Lou Brock Decides to Remain at Radio Studio; Lee Tracy Will Play "Lemon Drop Kid" Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 16 May 1934: 13.
- ↑ "Supreme Pictures Corporation". BFI. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
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