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- ↑ Langman, Larry (January 1, 1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-313-27858-7.
- ↑ Hembus, Joe (1979). Western-Geschichte, 1540 bis 1894: Chronologie, Mythologie, Filmographie (in German). C. Hanser. p. 130. ISBN 978-3-446-12344-1.
