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- ↑ Gene Plotnik (October 10, 1953). "TV Film Reviews – Orient Express". Billboard. p. 10.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 38. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.
- ↑ "Reviews of TV Film Shows". Billboard. December 26, 1953. p. 10.
For Full Detailed Review See The Billboard, October 10, 1953, Issue.
