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- ↑ Mayer, Ruth (2020). "Unique Doubles: Ornamental Sisters and Dual Roles in the Transitional Era Cinema" . Journal of Cinema and Media Studies. University of Texas Press: 27–30. ISSN 0009-7101 . Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ↑ Stamp, Shelley (2015). Lois Weber in Early Hollywood. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 55–57. ISBN 978-0-520-24152-7.
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 54, c.1978, American Film Institute
- ↑ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: False Colours
