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- ↑ "The Ringer". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- ↑ "The Ringer". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ↑ Kabatchnik, Amnon (2010). Blood on the Stage, 1925-1950: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection : an Annotated Repertoire. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6963-9.
