Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
Trailer: Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
Year: 1949
Genre: History
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Gerald Mayer
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Erville Alderson, John Nesbitt, Howard Negley, Harry Hayden, Mitchell Lewis
Crew: John Nesbitt (Writer), Gerald Mayer (Director), Harold Lipstein (Director of Photography), Herbert Moulton (Producer), Rudolph G. Kopp (Original Music Composer), Newell P. Kimlin (Editor)
Runtime: 11 minutes
Release: May 07, 1949
IMDb: 5.50/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

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