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- ↑ "Men of Texas". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ Mary Martin May Join Gaxton and Oakie in 'The Gang's All Here' New York Times 1 May 1942: 23.
- ↑ 'Men of Texas,' a Patriotic Western, at the Rialto -- 'Sweatier Girl' Arrives at the Central By BOSLEY CROWTHER. New York Times (13 July 1942: 18.
