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The Agitator

Release Year
1945
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama
Directed By
John Harlow
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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

William Hartnell

Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)

Mary Morris

Lettie Shackleton

John Laurie

Tom Tetley

Moore Marriott

Ben Duckett

George Carney

Bill Shackleton

Elliott Mason

Mrs. Pettinger

J.H. Roberts

Mr. Ambler

Frederick Leister

Mark Overend

Joss Ambler

Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works

Cathleen Nesbitt

Mrs. Montrose

Joyce Heron

Helen Montrose

Edward Rigby

Charlie Branfield

Crew

John Harlow

Director

James Wilson

Director of Photography

Arthur Grant

Director of Photography

John Greenwood

Original Music Composer

Douglas Myers

Editor

Louis H. Jackson

Producer

William Riley

Novel

Edward Dryhurst

Writer

James Morris

Sound Recordist

Moray Grant

Camera Operator

Harry Hayward

Makeup Artist

C. Wilfred Arnold

Art Direction

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