The Agitator

Duration: 85 min

Release date: 1945-01-24

IMDB

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.

Drama

The Agitator

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William Hartnell

William Hartnell

as Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)

as Lettie Shackleton

as Bill Shackleton

as Mrs. Pettinger

Frederick Leister

Frederick Leister

as Mark Overend

as Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works

Cathleen Nesbitt

Cathleen Nesbitt

as Mrs. Montrose

as Helen Montrose

as Charlie Branfield

as Bert Roberts

as Joan Shackleton

Beatrice Varley

Beatrice Varley

as Mrs. Shackleton

as Derek Cunlyffe

Bransby Williams

Bransby Williams

as Salvation Army Leader

as Workman (uncredited)

Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

as Bit Part (uncredited)

as Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)

as Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)

as Butler (uncredited)

as Businessman (uncredited)

as Workman (uncredited)

Robert Brooks Turner

Robert Brooks Turner

as Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)

as Foreman (uncredited)

as Office Worker (uncredited)

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Edward Dryhurst

Edward Dryhurst

Louis H. Jackson

Louis H. Jackson

Sound Recordist

C. Wilfred Arnold

C. Wilfred Arnold

Camera Operator

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

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