Drama
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
Frederick Leister
Mark Overend
Sebastian Cabot
Bit Part (uncredited)
William Hartnell
Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
Howard Douglas
Taylor
John Laurie
Tom Tetley
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mrs. Montrose
Mary Morris
Lettie Shackleton
Edward Rigby
Charlie Branfield
Ian Wilson
Office Worker (uncredited)
Moira Lister
Joan Shackleton
Moore Marriott
Ben Duckett
Cyril Smith
Dunham
Beatrice Varley
Mrs. Shackleton
J.H. Roberts
Mr. Ambler
Joss Ambler
Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
Harry Terry
Workman (uncredited)
George Carney
Bill Shackleton
Bransby Williams
Salvation Army Leader
Elliott Mason
Mrs. Pettinger
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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