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- ↑ "Robbery Farce". Daily News. September 1, 1963. p. Section 2 p 6.
- ↑ "Larry Moyer Faces IATSE Accusers". Variety. January 1, 1964. p. 5.
- ↑ "Question for Moyer: Can 'Moving Finger' Get Shown Sans Union Label?". Variety. April 1, 1964. p. 8.
- ↑ "Boot Larry Moyer Out of Local 771". Variety. March 25, 1964. p. 5.
- ↑ "A Guide to Current Films". Sight and Sound. July 1964. p. 158.
- ↑ "The Moving Finger". Variety. November 20, 1963. p. 6.
- ↑ "The Moving Finger". www.shockcinemamagazine.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.