The Agitator (1945)

ALL 01/24/1945 (en) Drama 85 Min
  • Release
    01/24/1945
  • Production
    British National Films
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    The Agitator
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. John Harlow

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Douglas Myers

    Editor

  4. Louis H. Jackson

    Producer



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  1. William Hartnell

    Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)

  2. Mary Morris

    Lettie Shackleton

  3. John Laurie

    Tom Tetley

  4. Moore Marriott

    Ben Duckett

  5. George Carney

    Bill Shackleton

  6. Elliott Mason

    Mrs. Pettinger

  7. J.H. Roberts

    Mr. Ambler

  8. Frederick Leister

    Mark Overend

  9. Joss Ambler

    Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works

  10. Cathleen Nesbitt

    Mrs. Montrose

  11. Joyce Heron

    Helen Montrose

  12. Edward Rigby

    Charlie Branfield

  13. Philip Godfrey

    Bert Roberts

  14. Moira Lister

    Joan Shackleton

  15. Beatrice Varley

    Mrs. Shackleton

  16. Cyril Smith

    Dunham

  17. Howard Douglas

    Taylor

  18. Lloyd Pearson

    Derek Cunlyffe

  19. Edgar Driver

    Smith

  20. Bransby Williams

    Salvation Army Leader

  21. Newton Blick

    Workman (uncredited)

  22. Sebastian Cabot

    Bit Part (uncredited)

  23. David Davies

    Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)

  24. George Hilsdon

    Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)

  25. Vincent Holman

    Butler (uncredited)

  26. James Knight

    Businessman (uncredited)

  27. Harry Terry

    Workman (uncredited)

  28. Robert Brooks Turner

    Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)

  29. H Victor Weske

    Foreman (uncredited)

  30. Ian Wilson

    Office Worker (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 30 , Crews : 12

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The Agitator (1945) 85 Min

ALL 01/24/1945 (en)
Drama
  • Release 01/24/1945
  • Production
    British National Films
  • Original title The Agitator
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. John Harlow

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Douglas Myers

    Editor

  4. Louis H. Jackson

    Producer