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- ↑ "The White Man's Law (1918) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: The White Man's Law at silentera.com
- ↑ "Reviews: The White Man's Law". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 6 (23): 28. June 1, 1918.
- ↑ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The White Man's Law
