Status: Released
Released Date: 1949-05-07
Runtime: 11 mins
Director: Gerald Mayer
Writer: John Nesbitt
Spoken language: English
Genres: History
Original title: Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries: United States of America
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