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- ↑ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 136. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893–1993: Code of the Wilderness
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . - ↑ "Los Angeles Critics Like "Code of the Wilderness"". The Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1924). Vol. 71, no. 4. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company. November 22, 1924. p. 342. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ↑ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Code of the Wilderness
