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The Agitator
1945, Jan 24
1h 25m
The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a young mechanic who unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it according to his socialist political beliefs. It was based on the 1925 novel Peter Pettinger by William Riley.
Directed by
John Harlow
Written by
Edward Dryhurst
Sebastian Cabot
Bit Part (uncredited)
William Hartnell
Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
John Laurie
Tom Tetley
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mrs. Montrose
Beatrice Varley
Mrs. Shackleton
Cyril Smith
Dunham
Frederick Leister
Mark Overend
Moira Lister
Joan Shackleton
Edward Rigby
Charlie Branfield
Moore Marriott
Ben Duckett
Mary Morris
Lettie Shackleton
George Carney
Bill Shackleton
Harry Terry
Workman (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
Office Worker (uncredited)
Joss Ambler
Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
Howard Douglas
Taylor
J.H. Roberts
Mr. Ambler
Elliott Mason
Mrs. Pettinger
Bransby Williams
Salvation Army Leader
Joyce Heron
Helen Montrose
Philip Godfrey
Bert Roberts
Lloyd Pearson
Derek Cunlyffe
Edgar Driver
Smith
Newton Blick
Workman (uncredited)
David Davies
Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)
George Hilsdon
Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)
Vincent Holman
Butler (uncredited)
James Knight
Businessman (uncredited)
Robert Brooks Turner
Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)
H Victor Weske
Foreman (uncredited)
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