- Country: USA
- Genres: Biography, Drama, Short
- Release: 1949-05-07
- Director: Gerald Mayer
- Writers: John Nesbitt
- Language: English
- Stars: Lloyd Bridges , John Nesbitt , Erville Alderson , Howard Negley , Harry Hayden , Mitchell Lewis
- Runtime: 11 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (United States of America) , Mr. Whitney Had a Notion , Passing Parade No. 71: Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (United States of America)
- Plot: This Passing Parade entry tells of a little-known story in American history. Eli Whitney, famous for inventing the cotton gin, was given a US government contract to produce a large number of rifles over a two-year period. In order to fulfill the contract, he developed the concept of mass production. Instead of one person crafting a whole rifle, several persons make individual parts that are assembled later.
- IMDB:tt0143752
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion Cast · · · ALL
Gerald Mayer
Director
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