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Film / 1945
The Agitator
Directed by
John Harlow
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.
The story
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
William HartnellPeter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
Mary MorrisLettie Shackleton
John LaurieTom Tetley
Moore MarriottBen Duckett
George CarneyBill Shackleton
Elliott MasonMrs. Pettinger
J.H. RobertsMr. Ambler
Frederick LeisterMark Overend
Joss AmblerCharles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
Cathleen NesbittMrs. Montrose
Joyce HeronHelen Montrose
Edward RigbyCharlie Branfield
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Philip GodfreyBert Roberts
Moira ListerJoan Shackleton
Beatrice VarleyMrs. Shackleton
Cyril SmithDunham
Howard DouglasTaylor
Lloyd PearsonDerek Cunlyffe
Edgar DriverSmith
Bransby WilliamsSalvation Army Leader
Newton BlickWorkman (uncredited)
Sebastian CabotBit Part (uncredited)
David DaviesForeman at Meeting (uncredited)
George HilsdonMan Leaving Factory (uncredited)
Vincent HolmanButler (uncredited)
James KnightBusinessman (uncredited)
Harry TerryWorkman (uncredited)
Robert Brooks TurnerFactory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)
H Victor WeskeForeman (uncredited)
Ian WilsonOffice Worker (uncredited)
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