Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949)


  • Genre: History
  • Release Date: 1949-05-07
  • User Rating: 5.5/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 11min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Gerald Mayer
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Summary

Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a significant role in the introduction of mass production techniques to the USA in the late 18th century.

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  • Lloyd Bridges

    as Eli Whitney

  • Erville Alderson

    as Thomas Jefferson

  • John Nesbitt

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Howard Negley

    as Military Committee Man (as Howard J. Negley)

  • Harry Hayden

    as Senatorial Committee Man

  • Mitchell Lewis

    as Eli Whitney's Workman
Directing Gerald Mayer Director
Writing John Nesbitt Writer
Production Herbert Moulton Producer
Sound Rudolph G. Kopp Original Music Composer
Camera Harold Lipstein Director of Photography
Editing Newell P. Kimlin Editor
Art Lynden Sparhawk Art Direction

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