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References
- ↑ "Manufacturer's Bulletins: Advance Descriptions of Licensed Subjects". The Film Index. V (10). March 5, 1910. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ "Comments on the Films". The Moving Picture World . 6 (11): 425. March 19, 1910. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ "Variety's Own Picture Reviews". Variety . XVIII (1): 39. March 12, 1910. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- The New York Dramatic Mirror, March 12, 1910, p 18
