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- ↑ McGowan, John J. (2005-01-01). J.P. McGowan: Biography of a Hollywood Pioneer. McFarland. ISBN 9780786419944.
- ↑ Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695.
- ↑ Motion Pictures, 1912-39. Cumulative Series. 1939.
