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.
as Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
as Lettie Shackleton
as Tom Tetley
as Ben Duckett
as Bill Shackleton
as Mrs. Pettinger
as Mr. Ambler
as Mark Overend
as Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
as Mrs. Montrose
as Helen Montrose
as Charlie Branfield
as Bert Roberts
as Joan Shackleton
as Mrs. Shackleton
as Dunham
as Taylor
as Derek Cunlyffe
as Smith
as Salvation Army Leader
as Workman (uncredited)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
as Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)
as Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)
as Butler (uncredited)
as Businessman (uncredited)
as Workman (uncredited)
as Factory Worker in Canteen (uncredited)
as Foreman (uncredited)
as Office Worker (uncredited)
