The Agitator
The Agitator
Release: 1945-01-24
·Runtime: 85m
·★ 6.0
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
British National Films
Cast
Harry Terry
as Workman (uncredited)
George Carney
as Bill Shackleton
Beatrice Varley
as Mrs. Shackleton
Bransby Williams
as Salvation Army Leader
Moore Marriott
as Ben Duckett
J.H. Roberts
as Mr. Ambler
Frederick Leister
as Mark Overend
Joss Ambler
as Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
Sebastian Cabot
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Cathleen Nesbitt
as Mrs. Montrose
Cyril Smith
as Dunham
Mary Morris
as Lettie Shackleton
John Laurie
as Tom Tetley
William Hartnell
as Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
Edward Rigby
as Charlie Branfield
Moira Lister
as Joan Shackleton
Howard Douglas
as Taylor
Ian Wilson
as Office Worker (uncredited)