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References
- ↑ James A. Kaser (2011). "Blossom, Henry Martin, Jr. "Checkers: A Hard Luck Story"". The Chicago of Fiction: A Resource Guide. Scarecrow Press. p. 40. ISBN 9781461672586.
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Gold Heels Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine at silentera.com
- ↑ Jay Robert Nash; Robert Connelly; Stanley Ralph Ross, eds. (1985). "Checkers". The Motion Picture Guide: Silent film, 1910-1936. Cinebook. p. 47.
- ↑ Dan Dietz (2019). "Honey Girl". The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 15-16. ISBN 9781538112823.
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