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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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
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
Joyce Heron as Helen Montrose
Edward Rigby as Charlie Branfield
Philip Godfrey as Bert Roberts
Moira Lister as Joan Shackleton
Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Shackleton
Cyril Smith as Dunham
John Harlow Director
Edward Dryhurst Writer
William Riley Novel
Louis H. Jackson Producer
Douglas Myers Editor
C. Wilfred Arnold Art Direction
Moray Grant Camera Operator
James Morris Sound Recordist
Harry Hayward Makeup Artist
James Wilson Director of Photography
Arthur Grant Director of Photography
John Greenwood Original Music Composer
United Kingdom 24 January 1945
United States 18 August 1949
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