Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949)
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.
- Date of release
- 1949-05-07
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 11m
- Genres
- History
- Director
- Gerald Mayer
Casting
- Lloyd Bridges — Eli Whitney
- Erville Alderson — Thomas Jefferson
- John Nesbitt — Narrator (voice)
- Howard Negley — Military Committee Man (as Howard J. Negley)
- Harry Hayden — Senatorial Committee Man
- Mitchell Lewis — Eli Whitney's Workman
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