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The Agitator

The Agitator1945

★6.385 minDrama

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.

Director

Writer

Edward Dryhurst

Score

Stars

William Hartnell Mary Morris John Laurie

Cast30

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
E
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
J
Joyce Heron
as Helen Montrose
Edward Rigby
as Charlie Branfield
P
Philip Godfrey
as Bert Roberts
Moira Lister
as Joan Shackleton
Beatrice Varley
as Mrs. Shackleton
Cyril Smith
as Dunham
Howard Douglas
as Taylor
L
Lloyd Pearson
as Derek Cunlyffe
E
Edgar Driver
as Smith
Bransby Williams
as Salvation Army Leader
N
Newton Blick
as Workman (uncredited)
Sebastian Cabot
as Bit Part (uncredited)
David Davies
as Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)
G
George Hilsdon
as Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)
V
Vincent Holman
as Butler (uncredited)
J
James Knight
as Businessman (uncredited)
Harry Terry
as Workman (uncredited)
R
Robert Brooks Turner
as Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)
H
H Victor Weske
as Foreman (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
as Office Worker (uncredited)

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