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Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

5.5

1949

11m

History

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.

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Key Crew

Director

Gerald Mayer

Producers

Herbert Moulton

Writers

John Nesbitt

Cinematography

Harold Lipstein

Music

Rudolph G. Kopp

Cast (6)

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Eli Whitney

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Thomas Jefferson

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John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Howard Negley

Howard Negley

Military Committee Man (as Howard J. Negley)

Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Senatorial Committee Man

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Eli Whitney's Workman

Keywords

cotton gin

Movie Details

StatusReleased

Rating5.5/10

Votes2

Runtime11m

Language🇺🇸EN

Popularity1

External Links

Countries & Languages

Production Countries

🇺🇸United States of America

Spoken Languages

🇺🇸English

Release Dates

🇺🇸US5/7/1949NR

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer