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- ↑ The American Film Institute 1997, p. 1114.
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- ↑ The American Film Institute (1993). The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40. Oakland, California: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520079083.
- ↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Waterfront". The American Film Institute . Los Angeles . Retrieved September 16, 2016.
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- Aaker, Everett (2013). George Raft: The Films. New York City: McFarland & Company. p. 20. ISBN 978-0786466467.