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- ↑ Hal Erickson. "The Goldbergs (1950) - Walter Hart". AllMovie. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ↑ "Molly". Afi.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
