Release date:Jan 24, 1945

Runtime:1h 25m

The Agitator

★ 5.7

Synopsis of "The Agitator":

"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."

Director:

John Harlow

Genres:

Drama

Language:

English

Cast of "The Agitator":

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

Howard Douglas ... as Taylor

Lloyd Pearson ... as Derek Cunlyffe

Edgar Driver ... as Smith

Bransby Williams ... as Salvation Army Leader

Newton Blick ... as Workman (uncredited)

Sebastian Cabot ... as Bit Part (uncredited)

David Davies ... as Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)

George Hilsdon ... as Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)

Vincent Holman ... as Butler (uncredited)

James Knight ... as Businessman (uncredited)

Harry Terry ... as Workman (uncredited)

Robert Brooks Turner ... as Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)

H Victor Weske ... as Foreman (uncredited)

Ian Wilson ... as Office Worker (uncredited)

Crew:

Edward Dryhurst... (Writer)

William Riley... (Novel)

Louis H. Jackson... (Producer)

C. Wilfred Arnold... (Art Direction)

James Morris... (Sound Recordist)

Harry Hayward... (Makeup Artist)

Douglas Myers... (Editor)

Moray Grant... (Camera Operator)

Arthur Grant... (Director of Photography)

John Greenwood... (Original Music Composer)

James Wilson... (Director of Photography)

Content rating:

(no known rating)