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- ↑ Layton, James and David Pierce. The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935. George Eastman House, 2015, p. 339.
- ↑ Slide, Anthony. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998. p. 87. Accessed 19 May 2021.
- ↑ Slide, Anthony. "The 'Great Events' Series". Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press, 2005, p. 38.
- ↑ Layton, James. "Manchu Love (Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation, US 1929)".
- ↑ Layton and Pierce 342
- ↑ The Dawn of Technicolor: The Silent Era. Museum of Modern Art. Accessed April 12, 2020.
