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Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

05/07/1949

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0hr 11min

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History

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Lloyd Bridges
  • Erville Alderson
  • John Nesbitt
  • Howard Negley
  • Harry Hayden

    Directors

  • Gerald Mayer
  • Herbert Moulton

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

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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