Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Genre: HistoryRuntime: 0h 11mRelease: 7th May, 1949

Directors: Gerald MayerLanguages: EnglishCountry: United States of America

Plot: 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.

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast:

Lloyd Bridges

Eli Whitney

Erville Alderson

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

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