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. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.9/10 | |
Released: | May 7, 1949 | |
Runtime: | 11 min | |
Genres: | Drama Short Biography | |
Cast: | Lloyd Bridges Erville Alderson Howard Negley Harry Hayden | |
Crew: | John Nesbitt Gerald Mayer | |
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