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- ↑ "TV Ratings - 1957".
- ↑ "TV Ratings - 1958".
- ↑ "TV Ratings - 1959".
- ↑ This is the title listed for Season 4 Episode 5 in Dan Kruger’s 129 episode playlist of Zane Grey Theatre Episodes uploaded to YouTube.com