The Agitator

The Agitator (1945)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1945-01-24
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: British National Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: John Harlow
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Summary

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.

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  • William Hartnell

    as Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)

  • Mary Morris

    as Lettie Shackleton

  • John Laurie

    as Tom Tetley

  • Moore Marriott

    as Ben Duckett

  • George Carney

    as Bill Shackleton

  • Elliott Mason

    as Mrs. Pettinger

  • J.H. Roberts

    as Mr. Ambler

  • Frederick Leister

    as Mark Overend

  • Joss Ambler

    as Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works

  • Cathleen Nesbitt

    as Mrs. Montrose

  • Joyce Heron

    as Helen Montrose

  • Edward Rigby

    as Charlie Branfield

  • Philip Godfrey

    as Bert Roberts

  • Moira Lister

    as Joan Shackleton

  • Beatrice Varley

    as Mrs. Shackleton

  • Cyril Smith

    as Dunham

  • Howard Douglas

    as Taylor

  • Lloyd Pearson

    as Derek Cunlyffe

  • Edgar Driver

    as Smith

  • Bransby Williams

    as Salvation Army Leader

  • Newton Blick

    as Workman (uncredited)

  • Sebastian Cabot

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  • David Davies

    as Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)

  • George Hilsdon

    as Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)

  • Vincent Holman

    as Butler (uncredited)

  • James Knight

    as Businessman (uncredited)

  • Harry Terry

    as Workman (uncredited)

  • Robert Brooks Turner

    as Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)

  • H Victor Weske

    as Foreman (uncredited)

  • Ian Wilson

    as Office Worker (uncredited)
Writing Edward Dryhurst Writer
Directing John Harlow Director
Writing William Riley Novel
Production Louis H. Jackson Producer
Crew James Morris Sound Recordist
Art C. Wilfred Arnold Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Harry Hayward Makeup Artist
Editing Douglas Myers Editor
Camera Moray Grant Camera Operator
Sound John Greenwood Original Music Composer
Camera Arthur Grant Director of Photography
Camera James Wilson Director of Photography

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