The Agitator (1945)
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
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William Hartnell as Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell) |
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Mary Morris as Lettie Shackleton |
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John Laurie as Tom Tetley |
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Moore Marriott as Ben Duckett |
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George Carney as Bill Shackleton |
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Elliott Mason as Mrs. Pettinger |
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J.H. Roberts as Mr. Ambler |
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Frederick Leister as Mark Overend |
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Joss Ambler as Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works |
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Cathleen Nesbitt as Mrs. Montrose |
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Joyce Heron as Helen Montrose |
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Edward Rigby as Charlie Branfield |
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Philip Godfrey as Bert Roberts |
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Moira Lister as Joan Shackleton |
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Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Shackleton |
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Cyril Smith as Dunham |
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Howard Douglas as Taylor |
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Lloyd Pearson as Derek Cunlyffe |
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Edgar Driver as Smith |
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Bransby Williams as Salvation Army Leader |
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Newton Blick as Workman (uncredited) |
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Sebastian Cabot as Bit Part (uncredited) |
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David Davies as Foreman at Meeting (uncredited) |
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George Hilsdon as Man Leaving Factory (uncredited) |
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Vincent Holman as Butler (uncredited) |
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James Knight as Businessman (uncredited) |
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Harry Terry as Workman (uncredited) |
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Robert Brooks Turner as Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited) |
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H Victor Weske as Foreman (uncredited) |
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Ian Wilson as Office Worker (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Harlow | Director |
| Writing | Edward Dryhurst | Writer |
| Writing | William Riley | Novel |
| Production | Louis H. Jackson | Producer |
| Editing | Douglas Myers | Editor |
| Art | C. Wilfred Arnold | Art Direction |
| Camera | Moray Grant | Camera Operator |
| Crew | James Morris | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Hayward | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | James Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Arthur Grant | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Greenwood | Original Music Composer |
