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- ↑ ON TELEVISION New York Times 6 June 1957: 63.
- ↑ 'Without Incident' The Christian Science Monitor 21 May 1957: 11.
- ↑ McNulty, Thomas (May 7, 2015). Errol Flynn: The Life and Career. McFarland. p. 275.
- 1 2 Xavier Cugat and His Wife, Abbe Lane, Sign to Replace Eddie Fisher on N.B.C New York Times 25 Jan 1957: 45.
- ↑ Pretty German Fraulein Cast as Same Louella Parsons:. The Washington Post and Times-Herald 2 Feb 1957: B8.
- ↑ NEWS OF TELEVISION AND RADIO: "THE LARK"--A BROADWAY HIT TO BE SEEN ON TV TODAY By VAL ADAMS New York Times 10 Feb 1957: 129.
- ↑ "Flynn's Playhouse 90 Entry Also as a Pilot for a New Series". Variety. 13 February 1957. p. 31.
- ↑ Television Film Producers Invest Heavily In Horse Opera Series for the Fall Season Special to The New York Times 6 Feb 1957: 51.
- ↑ "CBS-Filmaster Pix for 'Playhouse'". Variety. 6 February 1957. p. 33.
- ↑ "CBS to Theatre Features". Variety. 27 February 1957. p. 21.
- ↑ Julie London, Torn Between Singing and Acting, Tries Hand at Western Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 2 June 1957: H3.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (December 15, 2019). "The Films of Errol Flynn: Part 6 – The Final Adventures". Filmink.