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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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Cast
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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
Edward RigbyCharlie Branfield
Moira ListerJoan Shackleton
Beatrice VarleyMrs. Shackleton
Cyril SmithDunham
Howard DouglasTaylor
Lloyd PearsonDerek Cunlyffe
Bransby WilliamsSalvation Army Leader
Sebastian CabotBit Part (uncredited)
David DaviesForeman at Meeting (uncredited)
George HilsdonMan Leaving Factory (uncredited)
Harry TerryWorkman (uncredited)
Ian WilsonOffice Worker (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- John Harlow
- Written by
- Edward Dryhurst, William Riley
- Produced by
- Louis H. Jackson
- Music by
- John Greenwood
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Facts
January 24, 1945 · 1 h 25 min · Drama
- Released
- January 24, 1945
- Runtime
- 1 h 25 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United Kingdom
- Keywords
- based on novel or book