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- ↑ "The White Panther". The Advertiser . Adelaide. October 8, 1924. p. 15. Retrieved August 25, 2013– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Amusements. His Majesty's". The Mercury . Hobart, Tasmania. December 6, 1924. p. 11. Retrieved August 25, 2013– via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 Stephen Jacobs (2011), Boris Karloff: More Than A Monster, Tomahawk Press, p. 68
- ↑ Kelly, Marry (February 9, 1924). "The White Panther: Story of "Sheik" Atmosphere in Phil Goldstone Offering, Starring Rex (Snowy) Baker". The Moving Picture World . New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co. 66 (6): 488. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
