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- ↑ "Blaze Busters (1950)". imdb.com. 30 December 1950. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ "The 23rd Academy Awards | 1951".
- ↑ "Robert G. Youngson". genordell.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
