Tough Assignment
Tough Assignment

Movie·1949·1h 4m

Tough Assignment

An Action-Packed Expose of Cattle Rustling Today

Directed By

William Beaudine

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

A meddlesome reporter sporting a young bride takes on a gang of modern day cattle rustlers. Donald "Red" Barry plays Dan Reilly, a newspaper reporter just returned to LA with his wife, photographer Margie (Marjorie Steele). Margie insists on taking pictures of everywhere they go, and so as she's walking into a butcher shop she poses for Dan - while at the same time three thugs make their way quickly out after beating up the proprietors. Soon Margie and Dan are involved in investigating an illegal meat operation that rustles cattle and forces butchers to buy it - or else. Dan gets beaten up a couple of times, but is undaunted in pursuing the great story - and hey, he's only got 64 minutes to do so, he'd best get cracking!

Written By

Milton Luban

Themes

film noirb moviecattlerustling

Production House

Donald Barry Productions
Screen Guild Productions

Audience Score

68%

3 votes

Skip11%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection26%

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// cast

Cast

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

Dan Reilly

Marjorie Steele

Margie Reilly

Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie

Boss Morgan

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Vince

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Sniffy

Sid Melton

Sid Melton

Herman

John Cason

John Cason

Joe

Frank Richards

Frank Richards

Steve

Fred Kohler Jr.

Fred Kohler Jr.

Grant--Head Rancher

Michael Whalen

Michael Whalen

'Hutch' Hutchison

Edit Angold

Mrs. Schultz

Leander De Cordova

Schultz

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Chief Investigator Patterson

Stanley Price

Stanley Price

Al Foster

Iris Adrian

Iris Adrian

Gloria

// crew

Crew

William Beaudine

William Beaudine

Director

Milton Luban

Screenplay

Carl K. Hittleman

Carl K. Hittleman

Story

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