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This is an overview of 1921 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
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- ↑ Taves, Brian (2006). P. G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations. McFarland & Company. p. 150. ISBN 978-0786422883.
- ↑ Leggett, Steve (29 December 2016). "List of 7200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films 1912-29" (PDF). Library of Congress. p. 69. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "Uneasy Money". AFI. American Film Institute. 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2019.