Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

11 mins
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.

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

Gerald Mayer

Director

Harold Lipstein

Director of Photography

Rudolph G. Kopp

Original Music Composer

Lynden Sparhawk

Art Direction

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