History · United States of America · 1949 · 11m

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Director

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

Crew

Harold Lipstein — Director of Photography Newell P. Kimlin — Editor Rudolph G. Kopp — Original Music Composer John Nesbitt — Writer Herbert Moulton — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

cotton gin

Key Collaborators

Gerald Mayer Director Harold Lipstein Director of Photography Newell P. Kimlin Editor Rudolph G. Kopp Original Music Composer John Nesbitt Writer Herbert Moulton Producer

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