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- ↑ IMDB entry
- ↑ DuMont historical website
- ↑ Billboard (November 22, 1947)
- ↑ Walter Compton in Washington Post (March 15, 1942)
- ↑ Bliss, Edward Jr. (2010). Now the News: The Story of Broadcast Journalism. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231521932 . Retrieved 20 September 2017.