
The Agitator
1 hour 25 minutes1945-01-24
6.0
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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.
Cast

William Hartnell
Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)

Mary Morris
Lettie Shackleton

John Laurie
Tom Tetley

Moore Marriott
Ben Duckett

George Carney
Bill Shackleton

Elliott Mason
Mrs. Pettinger

J.H. Roberts
Mr. Ambler

Frederick Leister
Mark Overend

Joss Ambler
Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works

Cathleen Nesbitt
Mrs. Montrose

Joyce Heron
Helen Montrose

Edward Rigby
Charlie Branfield

Philip Godfrey
Bert Roberts

Moira Lister
Joan Shackleton

Beatrice Varley
Mrs. Shackleton

Cyril Smith
Dunham

Howard Douglas
Taylor

Lloyd Pearson
Derek Cunlyffe

Edgar Driver
Smith

Bransby Williams
Salvation Army Leader

Newton Blick
Workman (uncredited)

Sebastian Cabot
Bit Part (uncredited)

David Davies
Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)

George Hilsdon
Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)

Vincent Holman
Butler (uncredited)

James Knight
Businessman (uncredited)

Harry Terry
Workman (uncredited)

Robert Brooks Turner
Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)

H Victor Weske
Foreman (uncredited)
