Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949)

Name: Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
Director: Gerald Mayer
Genre: History
Released: 1949-05-07
Duration: 11 min
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Erville Alderson, John Nesbitt, Howard Negley, Harry Hayden

19490h 11mNRHistory

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.

Your prediction

Amaree is still learning Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Predictions and explanations arrive as more people rate it. Rate it in the app to teach your algorithm what you think.

Free to download. Predictions for 10,000+ movies.

Cast

Lloyd BridgesEli Whitney
Erville AldersonThomas Jefferson
John NesbittNarrator (voice)
Howard NegleyMilitary Committee Man (as Howard J. Negley)
Harry HaydenSenatorial Committee Man
Mitchell LewisEli Whitney's Workman

Crew

Director: Gerald Mayer
Writers: John Nesbitt
Producers: Herbert Moulton
Music: Rudolph G. Kopp
Cinematography: Harold Lipstein
Editing: Newell P. Kimlin

Details

Released: May 7, 1949
Language: English
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
IMDb: tt0143752