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The Agitator

The Agitator

John Harlow

1945

  • Drama
6.3

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

  • John HarlowDirector
  • William HartnellPeter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
  • Mary MorrisLettie Shackleton
  • John LaurieTom Tetley
  • Moore MarriottBen Duckett
  • George CarneyBill Shackleton
  • Elliott MasonMrs. Pettinger
  • J.H. RobertsMr. Ambler
  • Frederick LeisterMark Overend

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