The Agitator
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.
Cast
J.H. Roberts
Mr. Ambler
Frederick Leister
Mark Overend
Cyril Smith
Dunham
Mary Morris
Lettie Shackleton
Moore Marriott
Ben Duckett
Beatrice Varley
Mrs. Shackleton
Harry Terry
Workman (uncredited)
John Laurie
Tom Tetley
Ian Wilson
Office Worker (uncredited)
Joss Ambler
Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
Howard Douglas
Taylor
Moira Lister
Joan Shackleton
Bransby Williams
Salvation Army Leader
David Davies
Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)
Edward Rigby
Charlie Branfield
William Hartnell
Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
George Carney
Bill Shackleton
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mrs. Montrose
Sebastian Cabot
Bit Part (uncredited)