The Agitator
Drama
Release Date
January 24, 1945
Duration
85 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
William Hartnell
Lettie Shackleton
Mary Morris
Tom Tetley
John Laurie
Ben Duckett
Moore Marriott
Bill Shackleton
George Carney
Mrs. Pettinger
Elliott Mason
Mr. Ambler
J.H. Roberts
Mark Overend
Frederick Leister
Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
Joss Ambler
Mrs. Montrose
Cathleen Nesbitt
Helen Montrose
Joyce Heron
Charlie Branfield
Edward Rigby
Bert Roberts
Philip Godfrey
Joan Shackleton
Moira Lister
Mrs. Shackleton
Beatrice Varley
Dunham
Cyril Smith
Taylor
Howard Douglas
Derek Cunlyffe
Lloyd Pearson
Smith
Edgar Driver
Salvation Army Leader
Bransby Williams
Workman (uncredited)
Newton Blick
Bit Part (uncredited)
Sebastian Cabot
Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)
David Davies
Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)
George Hilsdon
Butler (uncredited)
Vincent Holman
Businessman (uncredited)
James Knight
Workman (uncredited)
Harry Terry
Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)
Robert Brooks Turner
Foreman (uncredited)
H Victor Weske
Office Worker (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
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