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- Notes
- ↑ "Andrew P. Wilson". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ↑ Taves (2006), pp. 16–18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taves (2006), pp. 154–155.
- ↑ "The Long Hole (1924)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- Bibliography
- Taves, Brian (2006). P. G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786422883.
