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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Code of Scotland Yard</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:%22Code_of_Scotland_Yard%22_(1947).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/%22Code_of_Scotland_Yard%22_%281947%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="216" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="216" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">French poster by <a href="/wiki/Boris_Grinsson" title="Boris Grinsson">Boris Grinsson</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_King_(film_director)" title="George King (film director)">George King</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Reginald_Long" title="Reginald Long">Reginald Long</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Strueby" title="Katherine Strueby">Katherine Strueby</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Shop_at_Sly_Corner_(play)" title="The Shop at Sly Corner (play)">The Shop at Sly Corner</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Edward_Percy" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Percy">Edward Percy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data">George King</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oskar_Homolka" class="mw-redirect" title="Oskar Homolka">Oskar Homolka</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Muriel_Pavlow" title="Muriel Pavlow">Muriel Pavlow</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Derek_Farr" title="Derek Farr">Derek Farr</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hone_Glendinning" title="Hone Glendinning">Hone Glendinning</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manuel_del_Campo" title="Manuel del Campo">Manuel del Campo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Melachrino" title="George Melachrino">George Melachrino</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;">Pennant Pictures</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_Lion_Films" title="British Lion Films">British Lion Films</a> (UK)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>10 March 1947<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1947-03-10</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">91 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Languages</th><td class="infobox-data">English, Italian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">£76,715<sup id="cite_ref-money_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-money-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">£140,694 (UK)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Code of Scotland Yard</b></i> is a 1947 British crime film directed by <a href="/wiki/George_King_(film_director)" title="George King (film director)">George King</a> and starring <a href="/wiki/Oskar_Homolka" class="mw-redirect" title="Oskar Homolka">Oskar Homolka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muriel_Pavlow" title="Muriel Pavlow">Muriel Pavlow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Derek_Farr" title="Derek Farr">Derek Farr</a>. It was originally released as <i><b>The Shop at Sly Corner</b></i>, being based on the <a href="/wiki/The_Shop_at_Sly_Corner_(play)" title="The Shop at Sly Corner (play)">popular stage play of that title</a> by <a href="/wiki/Edward_Percy" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Percy">Edward Percy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-allmovie1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmovie1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Synopsis">Synopsis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Code_of_Scotland_Yard&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Synopsis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A French antique dealer lives a comfortable life in London. He cares only for his daughter, who is trying to become a professional concert violinist. When his shop assistant discovers that much of his money comes from <a href="/wiki/Fence_(criminal)" title="Fence (criminal)">fencing stolen goods</a> he attempts to <a href="/wiki/Blackmail" title="Blackmail">blackmail</a> the Frenchman. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Code_of_Scotland_Yard&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oskar_Homolka" class="mw-redirect" title="Oskar Homolka">Oskar Homolka</a> as Descius Heiss</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Farr" title="Derek Farr">Derek Farr</a> as Robert Graham</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muriel_Pavlow" title="Muriel Pavlow">Muriel Pavlow</a> as Margaret Heiss</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manning_Whiley" title="Manning Whiley">Manning Whiley</a> as Corder Morris</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Harrison" title="Kathleen Harrison">Kathleen Harrison</a> as Mrs Catt</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garry_Marsh" title="Garry Marsh">Garry Marsh</a> as Major Elliot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Griffith" title="Kenneth Griffith">Kenneth Griffith</a> as Archie Fellowes</li> <li>Jan Van Loewen as Professor Vanetti</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irene_Handl" title="Irene Handl">Irene Handl</a> as Ruby Towser</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Schofield" title="Johnnie Schofield">Johnnie Schofield</a> as Inspector Robson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Dors" title="Diana Dors">Diana Dors</a> as Mildred</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katie_Johnson_(English_actress)" title="Katie Johnson (English actress)">Katie Johnson</a> as Woman in Shop</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vi_Kaley" title="Vi Kaley">Vi Kaley</a> as Flower Seller</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Keir" title="David Keir">David Keir</a> as Gentleman Customer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Knight_(actor)" title="James Knight (actor)">James Knight</a> as Publican</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eliot_Makeham" title="Eliot Makeham">Eliot Makeham</a> as Theatre Usher</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Original_play">Original play</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Code_of_Scotland_Yard&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Original play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film was based on a play by Edward Percy, a Conservative MP.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It debuted in London in May 1945. <i>Variety</i> called it "good theatre".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It ran for over two years.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The London production only cost $12,000 and made a sizeable profit for its investors.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The play was produced on Broadway with <a href="/wiki/Boris_Karloff" title="Boris Karloff">Boris Karloff</a> in 1949 but only ran seven performances.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="BBC_TV_version">BBC TV version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Code_of_Scotland_Yard&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: BBC TV version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The play was adapted for BBC TV in 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Code_of_Scotland_Yard&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Film rights were bought by British Lion in May 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It would be one of the first three films made by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Korda" title="Alexander Korda">Alexander Korda</a> under his new deal with British Lion, the others being <i>A Man about the House</i> and <i>Nightbeat</i>. </p><p>Oscar Homolka was imported from the USA to star.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>George King was to make <i>A Lady was to Die</i> but delayed that to make this movie. Filming started at 6 August 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was shot at <a href="/wiki/Isleworth_Studios" title="Isleworth Studios">Isleworth Studios</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film's sets were designed by the <a href="/wiki/Art_director" title="Art director">art director</a> <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Robinson_(production_designer)" title="Bernard Robinson (production designer)">Bernard Robinson</a>. </p><p>It was the film debut of <a href="/wiki/Diana_Dors" title="Diana Dors">Diana Dors</a>. According to film reviewer Stephen Vagg, "The part was an ideal way to start out – the girlfriend of a slimy blackmailer – and Diana had 'it' from the start; looks, warmth, appeal".<sup id="cite_ref-bomb_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bomb-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr, who played lovers in the film, were married shortly after filming.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Code_of_Scotland_Yard&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Variety</i> reported that the "film gathers pace and is truly cinematic in the second half, but the first part is deadly slow and too explanatory without explaining much. More, too, should have been made of the romance between the two young lovers."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/TV_Guide" title="TV Guide">TV Guide</a></i> described it as an "interesting melodrama rich with character, thanks to the excellent performance by Homolka and a uniformly fine British cast."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Box_Office">Box Office</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Code_of_Scotland_Yard&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Box Office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 30 June 1949 the film earned £124,197 in the UK of which £92,877 went to the producer.<sup id="cite_ref-money_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-money-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Code_of_Scotland_Yard&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-money-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-money_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-money_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Chapman, J. 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Edinburgh University Press p 354</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', <i>Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television</i>, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p483</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039821/">"The Shop at Sly Corner"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a></i>. 24 October 1948.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=IMDb&rft.atitle=The+Shop+at+Sly+Corner&rft.date=1948-10-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0039821%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACode+of+Scotland+Yard" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-allmovie1-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-allmovie1_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmovie.com/movie/code-of-scotland-yard-v87518">"Code of Scotland Yard (1947) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast"</a>. AllMovie<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 February</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Code+of+Scotland+Yard+%281947%29+%E2%80%93+Trailers%2C+Reviews%2C+Synopsis%2C+Showtimes+and+Cast&rft.pub=AllMovie&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmovie.com%2Fmovie%2Fcode-of-scotland-yard-v87518&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACode+of+Scotland+Yard" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206111173">"Playwrights' Pleas for Tax Aid"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Age" title="The Age">The Age</a></i>. No. 28, 442. 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"Robert Reud Plans Production of 'O Coward Heart' and 'Duet for Two Hands'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>". <i>New York Times</i>. p. 10.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Robert+Reud+Plans+Production+of+%27O+Coward+Heart%27+and+%27Duet+for+Two+Hands%27&rft.pages=10&rft.date=1947-06-28&rft.au=LOUIS+CALTA&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACode+of+Scotland+Yard" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLOUIS_CALTA1949" class="citation news cs1">LOUIS CALTA (20 January 1949). "KARLOFF VEHICLE CLOSES SATURDAY: 'Shop at Sly Corner' to End After 7 Performances -- 'Mr. Meadowbrook' to Leave". <i>New York Times</i>. p. 34.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=New+York+Times&rft.atitle=KARLOFF+VEHICLE+CLOSES+SATURDAY%3A+%27Shop+at+Sly+Corner%27+to+End+After+7+Performances+--+%27Mr.+Meadowbrook%27+to+Leave&rft.pages=34&rft.date=1949-01-20&rft.au=LOUIS+CALTA&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACode+of+Scotland+Yard" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"AUTHORS COMPLAIN OF "NIGGARDLY" BROADCAST FEES: B.B.C. STATEMENT B.B.C. Says Higher Terms Are to be Offered". <i>The Manchester Guardian</i>. 30 May 1947. p. 5.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Manchester+Guardian&rft.atitle=AUTHORS+COMPLAIN+OF+%22NIGGARDLY%22+BROADCAST+FEES%3A+B.B.C.+STATEMENT+B.B.C.+Says+Higher+Terms+Are+to+be+Offered&rft.pages=5&rft.date=1947-05-30&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACode+of+Scotland+Yard" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/variety158-1945–05/page/n62/mode/1up?q=%22shop+at+sly+corner%22">"Chatter"</a>. <i>Variety</i>. 2 May 1945. p. 63.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Variety&rft.atitle=Chatter&rft.pages=63&rft.date=1945-05-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fvariety158-1945%E2%80%9305%2Fpage%2Fn62%2Fmode%2F1up%3Fq%3D%2522shop%2Bat%2Bsly%2Bcorner%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACode+of+Scotland+Yard" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47503182">"Hollywood stars form a colony in England"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Australian_Women%27s_Weekly" title="The Australian Women's Weekly">The Australian Women's Weekly</a></i>. Vol. 14, no. 15. 21 September 1946. p. 40<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Vol. VII, no. 46. New South Wales, Australia. 29 September 1946. p. 29<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 July</span> 2020</span> – via National Library of Australia.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Telegraph&rft.atitle=Time+slowed+its+march&rft.volume=VII&rft.issue=46&rft.pages=29&rft.date=1946-09-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnla.gov.au%2Fnla.news-article248580923&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACode+of+Scotland+Yard" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bomb-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bomb_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVagg2020" class="citation magazine cs1">Vagg, Stephen (7 September 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.filmink.com.au/a-tale-of-two-blondes-diana-dors-and-belinda-lee/">"A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee"</a>. <i>Filmink</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Filmink&rft.atitle=A+Tale+of+Two+Blondes%3A+Diana+Dors+and+Belinda+Lee&rft.date=2020-09-07&rft.aulast=Vagg&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmink.com.au%2Fa-tale-of-two-blondes-diana-dors-and-belinda-lee%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACode+of+Scotland+Yard" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56415615">"Film Stars Married"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Morning_Bulletin" class="mw-redirect" title="Morning Bulletin">Morning Bulletin</a></i>. 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