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References
- ↑ Low p.472
- ↑ "Virginia's Husband (1928)". Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.
- ↑ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
