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Tough Assignment

6.8/10
TMDB3 votes
Original: 64 min

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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About Tough Assignment

An Action-Packed Expose of Cattle Rustling Today

Tough Assignment (1949) is a film in the western, action, adventure, crime genres. Directed by . The cast includes Don 'Red' Barry, Marjorie Steele, Steve Brodie, Marc Lawrence.

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Original language
Runtime
64 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Donald Barry Productions, Screen Guild Productions
Writers
Milton Luban, Carl K. Hittleman

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What is Tough Assignment about?

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!

Who stars in Tough Assignment?

Don 'Red' Barry, Marjorie Steele, Steve Brodie, Marc Lawrence, Ben Welden, Sid Melton. See the cast cards above for character names.

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