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.
William Hartnell
as Peter Pettinger (as Billy Hartnell)
Mary Morris
as Lettie Shackleton
John Laurie
as Tom Tetley
Moore Marriott
as Ben Duckett
George Carney
as Bill Shackleton
Elliott Mason
as Mrs. Pettinger
J.H. Roberts
as Mr. Ambler
Frederick Leister
as Mark Overend
Joss Ambler
as Charles Sheridan - the manager of Overend Works
Cathleen Nesbitt
as Mrs. Montrose
Joyce Heron
as Helen Montrose
Edward Rigby
as Charlie Branfield
