The Agitator (1945)
1h 25m
Running Time
January 24, 1945Release Date
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
William Hartnell
Peter Pettinger
Mary Morris
Lettie Shackleton
John Laurie
Tom Tetley
George Carney
Bill Shackleton
Moore Marriott
Ben Duckett
Elliott Mason
Mrs. Pettinger
John Harlow
Director
J.H. Roberts
Mr. Ambler
Edward Dryhurst
Writer
William Riley
Writer
Frederick Leister
Mark Overend
Louis H. Jackson
Producer
Joss Ambler
Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
John Greenwood
Composer
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mrs. Montrose
James Wilson
Cinematographer
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)
Details.
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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. It was made by British National Films at the company's Elstree Studios, with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.