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References
- 1 2 "Progressive Silent Film List: Whispering Smith Rides". Silent Era. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, page 207 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
