Tough Assignment (1949)

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!

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Tough Assignment

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Don 'Red' Barry
Don 'Red' Barry
as Dan Reilly
Marjorie Steele
Marjorie Steele
as Margie Reilly
Steve Brodie
Steve Brodie
as Boss Morgan
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence
as Vince
Ben Welden
Ben Welden
as Sniffy
Sid Melton
Sid Melton
as Herman
John Cason
John Cason
as Joe
Frank Richards
Frank Richards
as Steve
Fred Kohler Jr.
Fred Kohler Jr.
as Grant--Head Rancher
Michael Whalen
Michael Whalen
as 'Hutch' Hutchison
Edit Angold
Edit Angold
as Mrs. Schultz
Leander De Cordova
Leander De Cordova
as Schultz
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
as Chief Investigator Patterson
Stanley Price
Stanley Price
as Al Foster
Iris Adrian
Iris Adrian
as Gloria
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William Beaudine
William Beaudine
Director
Milton Luban
Milton Luban
Screenplay
Carl K. Hittleman
Carl K. Hittleman
Story
Perry Finnerman
Perry Finnerman
Camera Operator
C.O. Morris
C.O. Morris
Grip
Walter Hermann
Walter Hermann
Makeup Artist
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