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The Agitator

Directed by	John Harlow
Written by	Edward Dryhurst
Based on	Peter Pettinger by William Riley
Produced by	Louis H. Jackson
Starring	William Hartnell Mary Morris John Laurie
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Douglas Myers
Music by	John Greenwood
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release date	3 September 1945 (1945-09-03)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie.^[1]^[2] It was written by Edward Dryhurst based on the 1925 novel Peter Pettinger by William Riley. It was made by British National Films at the company's Elstree Studios, with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.

Plot

A young mechanic unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it according to his socialist political beliefs.

Cast

William Hartnell as Peter Pettinger
Mary Morris as Lettie Shackleton
John Laurie as Tom Tetley
Moore Marriott as Ben Duckett
J.H. Roberts as Mr. Ambler
George Carney as Bill Shackleton
Frederick Leister as Mark Overend
Joss Ambler as Charles Sheridan, Manager of Overend Works
Elliott Mason as Mrs. Pettinger
Cathleen Nesbitt as Mrs. Montrose
Joyce Heron as Helen Montrose
Edward Rigby as Charlie Branfield
Philip Godfrey as Bert Roberts
Moira Lister as Joan Shackleton
Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Shackleton
Cyril Smith as Dunham
Howard Douglas as Taylor
Lloyd Pearson as Derek Cunlyffe
Edgar Driver as Smith
Bransby Williams as Salvation Army leader

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Here is a strong story which grips its audience up to the moment when it starts to make rather obvious fun of Pettinger in his exalted position – and sometimes even after that. Billy Hartnell makes the most of the character of Peter Pettinger, and on the whole he is well supported by the rest of the cast, which includes such well-known names as John Laurie, Moore Marriott, Joss Ambler, Cathleen Nesbitt and Bransby Williams. Wilfred Arnolds' art direction is good, and John Harlow has kept his direction in key. The film is certainly thought-provoking and a good example of the less lavish type of British production."^[3]

References

^ "The Agitator". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ BFI.org
^ "The Agitator". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 12 (133): 1. 1 January 1945 – via ProQuest.

Bibliography

Gillett, Phillip. The British Working Class in Postwar Film. Manchester University Press, 2003.

External links

The Agitator at IMDb

Films directed by John Harlow

My Lucky Star (1933)
Master and Man (1934)
Spellbound (1941)
This Was Paris (1942)
The Dark Tower (1943)
Candles at Nine (1944)
Headline (1944)
The Agitator (1945)
Meet Sexton Blake! (1945)
The Echo Murders (1945)
Appointment with Crime (1946)
Green Fingers (1947)
While I Live (1947)
Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949)
Old Mother Riley Headmistress (1950)
Those People Next Door (1953)
The Blue Parrot (1953)
Dangerous Cargo (1954)
Delayed Action (1954)

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