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- ↑ FilmAffinity
- ↑ The Wonderful Land of Oz/Jack and the Beanstalk - DVD Drive-In
- ↑ The A.V. Club
- ↑ "Little Red Riding Hood and the Monsters - Mexico, 1962 - reviews". 2014-01-05.
- ↑ The Wonderful Land of Oz/Jack and the Beanstalk - DVD Drive-In
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