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Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

(1949)

May 7, 1949• 0h 11m
55%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

Gerald Mayer

Director

Top Billed Cast

LB

Lloyd Bridges

Eli Whitney

EA

Erville Alderson

Thomas Jefferson

JN

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

HN

Howard Negley

Military Committee Man (as Howard J. Negley)

HH

Harry Hayden

Senatorial Committee Man

ML

Mitchell Lewis

Eli Whitney's Workman

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