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- 1 2 Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 4 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Man Upstairs
- ↑ Pardy, George T. (February 13, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Man Upstairs", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (7): 813, retrieved March 19, 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . - ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Man Upstairs
- ↑ The Man Upstairs at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files: Lost films of Warner Brothers - 1926
