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———. “Eighty Years of Dream Sequences: A Cinematic Journey Down Freud’s ‘Royal Road.’”
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———. “Introduction.” Brandell,
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———. Letter to Jack Warner. June 10, 1949. TS. PCA file,
Caged
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———. Letter to Jack Warner. July 22, 1949. TS. PCA file,
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Thieves’ Highway
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———.
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———. Review of
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———. “Movies and Postwar Recovery.” Dixon 162–81.

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———.
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———. “Resistance through Charisma: Rita Hayworth and
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———.
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Frings, Ketti.
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———.
The File on Thelma Jordon
. Nov. 18, 1948. TS.
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———.
The File on Thelma Jordon
. Jan. 4, 1949. TS.
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———.
The File on Thelma Jordon
. Feb. 7, 1949. TS.
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———.
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Fuchs, Daniel. Untitled Notes on
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