Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

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.

Release Date: 1949-05-07

History

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Casts

Lloyd Bridges

as Eli Whitney

Erville Alderson

as Thomas Jefferson

John Nesbitt

as Narrator (voice)

Howard Negley

as Military Committee Man (as Howard J. Negley)

Harry Hayden

as Senatorial Committee Man

Mitchell Lewis

as Eli Whitney's Workman

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