Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949)
0h 11m | PG-13
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.
Director: Gerald Mayer
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: History
Video: 720p
Cast
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