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- ↑ Warren p. 21
- ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Balfour, Betty (1903-1978) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ↑ "Squibs (1921) - George Pearson - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "James Whale - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ Brown, Mark (2 April 2014). "Lost British silent film classic Love, Life and Laughter found in Dutch archive". The Guardian.
- ↑ "George Pearson - Culham College". www.culhamcollege.co.uk.
