A socialist inherits the ownership of a major firm and begins wrestling with his beliefs.A socialist inherits the ownership of a major firm and begins wrestling with his beliefs.A socialist inherits the ownership of a major firm and begins wrestling with his beliefs.
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William Hartnell
- Peter Pettinger
- (as Billy Hartnell)
Elliott Mason
- Mrs. Pettinger
- (as Elliot Mason)
Philip Godfrey
- Bert Roberts
- (as Phillip Godfrey)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaFeature-film debut of Newton Blick.
- Quotes
Mrs. Pettinger: Boss or no, you don't seem to be going about things in the right way!
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Crowbar an anti socialist message into a 1940's film
The message of this film is blatant for all to see...you cannot have socialists running businesses.... Well I've got to find the original novel...but I suspect that it is equally biased and one sided.
The "hero" is blighted with his own anger... but as the film progresses the story clears a little bit....
However, the idea that the owner of Overends believes that the secret of happiness and success is to love one's fellow men...is actually laughable....perhaps at on time, owners occasionally did see that there is a role for some people in management and a role for those who are "workers"...but the majority of those today, who are senior management are actually just mini Donald Trumps, narcissitic bigots and greedy self centred profitteers....
So I can't be charitable to this film...but it is interesting how the forces of 1940's UK capitalism had to commission this film to tell the workers that they cannot run companies...
The "hero" is blighted with his own anger... but as the film progresses the story clears a little bit....
However, the idea that the owner of Overends believes that the secret of happiness and success is to love one's fellow men...is actually laughable....perhaps at on time, owners occasionally did see that there is a role for some people in management and a role for those who are "workers"...but the majority of those today, who are senior management are actually just mini Donald Trumps, narcissitic bigots and greedy self centred profitteers....
So I can't be charitable to this film...but it is interesting how the forces of 1940's UK capitalism had to commission this film to tell the workers that they cannot run companies...
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- pieter-52462
- Jun 23, 2018
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- El agitador
- Filming locations
- National Studios, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UK(studio: made and produced at National Studios, Elstree)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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