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- ↑ "The Drayton Case (1953)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (14 November 2020). "Ken Hughes Forgotten Auteur". Filmink.
- ↑ Scotland Yard at CTVA accessed 25 June 2014
