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The Agitator
1 hour 25 minutes1945-01-24
6.0
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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
![William Hartnell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yMNMzT2YVinyJLzqrzTC4clbnLT.jpg)
William Hartnell
Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
![Mary Morris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hMio0icUzhPKb1YOQnAd8CrZFIg.jpg)
Mary Morris
Lettie Shackleton
![John Laurie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cH64YOBvznMvri3P0JLEud7iA59.jpg)
John Laurie
Tom Tetley
![Moore Marriott](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cZbIuKVbBKjsRQyFdHZ2dl7DsJF.jpg)
Moore Marriott
Ben Duckett
![George Carney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hGpAh4peiguj3GzFryKSX0LkOJW.jpg)
George Carney
Bill Shackleton
![Elliott Mason](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//be5iD9IgGd7ap6NWlSd8JNQd2mA.jpg)
Elliott Mason
Mrs. Pettinger
![J.H. Roberts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8mse3FRgYPslBlcEKncvcsRqLkg.jpg)
J.H. Roberts
Mr. Ambler
![Frederick Leister](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pK6jwfjIowZsxarRU27Vf5CTDKD.jpg)
Frederick Leister
Mark Overend
![Joss Ambler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AfcKORbschkxH0Lm8dHulc0QhOj.jpg)
Joss Ambler
Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
![Cathleen Nesbitt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bBhNGKtVtZoTfvzQQc9Tuj37UYs.jpg)
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mrs. Montrose
![Joyce Heron](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joyce Heron
Helen Montrose
![Edward Rigby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fSu8T7lKswhIECZeMyzTDY65Git.jpg)
Edward Rigby
Charlie Branfield
![Philip Godfrey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Philip Godfrey
Bert Roberts
![Moira Lister](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//poioqQ8P1JdQLZCAAQZCvWusxMS.jpg)
Moira Lister
Joan Shackleton
![Beatrice Varley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hI89n5V5QHTeOssJqH3HUaMrHxc.jpg)
Beatrice Varley
Mrs. Shackleton
![Cyril Smith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oa4qdqnGCsM7SETtH73bKqambT4.jpg)
Cyril Smith
Dunham
![Howard Douglas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jcVxw7uwnKHXBeTv5uufDBgOcQ.jpg)
Howard Douglas
Taylor
![Lloyd Pearson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lloyd Pearson
Derek Cunlyffe
![Edgar Driver](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Edgar Driver
Smith
![Bransby Williams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p1Ap0omRu4S2mMxYSJnYWO9Kc8w.jpg)
Bransby Williams
Salvation Army Leader
![Newton Blick](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Newton Blick
Workman (uncredited)
![Sebastian Cabot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uAgoTmwvabGX00LnYyDfyL7TPUP.jpg)
Sebastian Cabot
Bit Part (uncredited)
![David Davies](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Davies
Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)
![George Hilsdon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Hilsdon
Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)
![Vincent Holman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Vincent Holman
Butler (uncredited)
![James Knight](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Knight
Businessman (uncredited)
![Harry Terry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jkE6noosv64CnSR9xViBUw6mBcR.jpg)
Harry Terry
Workman (uncredited)
![Robert Brooks Turner](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert Brooks Turner
Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)
![H Victor Weske](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
H Victor Weske
Foreman (uncredited)
![Ian Wilson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//i8aF5TNljFBLD1AGC0uwhOw8F7U.jpg)