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References
- 1 2 3 Kaiser's Finish at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ↑ Langman, Larry (1 January 1998). American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-313-30657-0.
