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