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- ↑ "Reviews: Valeska Suratt in Cupid's Rival". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 27. July 7, 1917. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Cupid's Rival at silentera.com
- ↑ American Slapstick (1914-1929) (collection of comedy short films).