
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 & crew
William HartnellPeter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
Mary MorrisLettie Shackleton
John LaurieTom Tetley
Moore MarriottBen Duckett
George CarneyBill ShackletonElliott Mason
Elliott MasonMrs. Pettinger
J.H. RobertsMr. Ambler
Frederick LeisterMark Overend
Joss AmblerCharles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
Cathleen NesbittMrs. MontroseJoyce Heron
Joyce HeronHelen Montrose
Edward RigbyCharlie BranfieldExplore the crew
- Director
- John Harlow
- Writer
- Edward Dryhurst
- Producer
- Louis H. Jackson
- Editor
- Douglas Myers
- Director of Photography
- James Wilson
- Director of Photography
- Arthur Grant
- Original Music Composer
- John Greenwood