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- ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (29 July 1950), "Television in the U.S.A. Writers View of "Fast-growing Frankenstein Monster"", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1503360505, retrieved 26 September 2024– via Trove
- ↑ Passionate Pilgrum 1953 TV movie at IMDb