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References
- ↑ Eminent British Authors: The Hundredth Chance
- ↑ The Hundredth Chance (1920) silentera.com entry
- ↑ "The Hundredth Chance: Well Made Production Helps Plot Lacking Originality". Film Daily. New York City: Wyd's Films and Film Folks, Inc. 14 (91): 23. 2 January 1921. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
