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- ↑ Bradley, Edwin M. (June 14, 2015). The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. McFarland. ISBN 9781476606842 . Retrieved June 9, 2019– via Google Books.
- ↑ Webb, Graham (July 27, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8118-4.
- ↑ Balducci, Anthony (January 11, 2023). Lloyd Hamilton: Poor Boy Comedian of Silent Cinema. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-5088-3.
- ↑ Couderc, Jean-Jacques (April 13, 2015). Les petits maîtres du burlesque américain, 1902-1929 (in French). CNRS Éditions via OpenEdition. ISBN 978-2-271-07853-7.
- ↑ Young, Robert (June 14, 1994). Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle: A Bio-Bibliography. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-313-26537-2.
