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.
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Lloyd Bridges
as Eli Whitney
as Eli Whitney
Erville Alderson
as Thomas Jefferson
as Thomas Jefferson
John Nesbitt
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
Howard Negley
as Military Committee Man (as Howard J. Negley)
as Military Committee Man (as Howard J. Negley)
Harry Hayden
as Senatorial Committee Man
as Senatorial Committee Man
Mitchell Lewis
as Eli Whitney's Workman
as Eli Whitney's Workman
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Gerald Mayer
Director
Director
John Nesbitt
Writer
Writer
Herbert Moulton
Producer
Producer
Harold Lipstein
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Rudolph G. Kopp
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Lynden Sparhawk
Art Direction
Art Direction
Newell P. Kimlin
Editor
Editor
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