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- 1 2 Lahue, Kalton C. Continued Next Week: A History of the Moving Picture Serial. Stillwater, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964; Langman, Larry. Return to Paradise: A Guide to South Sea Island Films. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1998. ISBN 0-8108-3268-2
- ↑ Braff, Richard E. The Universal Silents: A Filmography of the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company, 1912-1929. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1999. ISBN 0-7864-0287-3
- ↑ "The Lost Serial Collection DVD Set." The Serial Squadron. No date. Archived April 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Accessed October 15, 2009.
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) [trailer only] p.76 c.1978 American Film Institute
- ↑ For additional plot information, see: Rainey, Buck. Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1999. ISBN 0-7864-0449-3
- ↑ Rainey, Buck. The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2004. ISBN 0-7864-1286-0
- ↑ Rainey, Buck. Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2005. ISBN 0-7864-2010-3
- ↑ Lahue, Kalton C. Bound and Gagged: The Story of the Silent Serials. South Brunswick, N.J.: A.S. Barnes, 1968.
