Peter Pettinger is a 1925 novel by the British writer William Riley. In Yorkshire, a mechanic named Peter Pettinger, who has strongly anti-capitalist views, unexpectedly inherits a company and tries to run it on socialist lines. In 1945 it was adapted into the film The Agitator produced by British National Films, directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 199
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Peter Pettinger was adapted into a 1945 film.
The Agitator1945 · film · 85 min · dir. John Harlow · IMDb ↗IMDb6.3The 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.
