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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.
Theatrical
Aug 18, 1949
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Cast
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William Hartnell
Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
M
Mary Morris
Lettie Shackleton
J
John Laurie
Tom Tetley
M
Moore Marriott
Ben Duckett
G
George Carney
Bill Shackleton
E
Elliott Mason
Mrs. Pettinger
J
J.H. Roberts
Mr. Ambler
F
Frederick Leister
Mark Overend
J
Joss Ambler
Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
C
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mrs. Montrose
J
Joyce Heron
Helen Montrose
E
Edward Rigby
Charlie Branfield
P
Philip Godfrey
Bert Roberts
M
Moira Lister
Joan Shackleton
B
Beatrice Varley
Mrs. Shackleton
C
Cyril Smith
Dunham
H
Howard Douglas
Taylor
L
Lloyd Pearson
Derek Cunlyffe
E
Edgar Driver
Smith
B
Bransby Williams
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