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- 1 2 3 Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 5 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ↑ "Hills of Kentucky (1927) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ Hall, Mordaunt (March 2, 1927). "Movie Review - Hills of Kentucky - THE SCREEN; A Dog's Day". NYTimes.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Hills of Kentucky". Afi.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Hills of Kentucky (1927)". TCM. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ↑ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Hills of Kentucky
- ↑ Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Feature Film Database:Hills of Kentucky Retrieved July 21, 2018
