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References
- ↑ "Who Killed John Savage? (1937)". IMDb. 5 June 1938.
- ↑ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
- ↑ "Who Killed John Savage? (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.
- ↑ "Who Killed John Savage?". TVGuide.com.
