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| Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

1949-05-07 | 11 min. | History


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 is Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney
Erville Alderson is Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
John Nesbitt is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Howard Negley is Military Committee Man (as Howard J. Negley)
Military Committee Man (as Howard J. Negley)
Harry Hayden is Senatorial Committee Man
Senatorial Committee Man
Mitchell Lewis is Eli Whitney's Workman
Eli Whitney's Workman
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