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- ↑ "The House of the Arrow (1930)". IMDb. 1 March 1930.
- ↑ "The House of the Arrow (1930)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Wood p.69
- ↑ Chibnall p.259
- ↑ "At the Villa Rose (1930)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
